NUR 103 
Introduction to Professional Nursing Practice
 Unit 3 Practice Quiz
 
 Unit 3

 



1.  According to Erickson's theory, mistrust is most likely to occur in a two-month-old child under which of the following circumstances? 
 A.  The child is fed at different times each day. 
 B.  The child is allowed to cry for long periods of time. 
 C.  The child is cared for by the same caretaker every day. 
 D.  The child is seldom offered toys and other stimulation. 

2.  According to Piaget's theory of development, which one of the following cognitive processes is most characteristic of a child in his sensorimoter stage of development? 
 A.  Abstract thinking 
 B.  Egocentricity 
 C.  Conservation 
 D.  Logical thinking 

3.  Developmental tasks of the middle-age (40 - 60 years of age) include all of the following EXCEPT: 
 A.  Establishing intimate relationships 
 B.  Adjusting to the needs of aging parents 
 C.  Guidance of the next generation 
 D.  Re-evaluating goals and accomplishments 

4.  Which is the fastest growing age group in the United States? 
 A.  Children 
 B.  Young adults 
 C.  Middle-aged adults 
 D.  Elderly 

5.  According to Erickson, the most prominent developmental stage for the adult 20 - 30 years of age, is characterized by the task of attaining which of the following? 
 A.  Ego integrity vs. Despair 
 B.  Intimacy vs. Isolation 
 C.  Identity vs. Role confusion 
 D.  Industry vs. Inferiority 

6.  During the phase of concrete operations ( ages 7 -11) , which of the following would you expect the child to manifest? 
 A.  Increase in egocentric interactions 
 b.  Decrease in co-operative interactions 
 c.  Development of logical thinking 
 d.  Development of magical thinking 

7.  In order to determine whether Mr. X. has accomplished Erickson's developmental task of integrity vs. despair, the nurse should assess the extent to which Mr. X.: 
 a.  Has achieved his lifelong goals and ambitions 
 b.  Is making new friends to replace the expected loss of his loved ones 
 c.  Feels comfortable with the choices he has made in life and gets satisfaction from his 
      past accomplishments 
 d.  Is making changes in his personal appearance and manner of dress 

8.  Mr. M., age 52, has recently been concerned about his own death although he is in good health.  The nurse recognizes that awareness of one's own mortality usually begins at which time? 
 A.  Retirement from a life long career 
 b.  Experiencing the death of a parent 
 c.  Experiencing the death of a child 
 d.  Adjustment to the physical changes of middle age. 

9.  The nurse overhears a 5-year-old girl telling her 4-year- old brother, "You have to take your medicine because the doctor said so and he will give you a shot if you don't."  The nurse knows that this statement reflects which of Kohlberg's phases of moral development? 
 A.  Conventional morality 
 b.  Principled morality 
 c.  Preconventional morality 
 d.  Postconventional morality 
 

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ANSWERS 
1. B 
2. B 
3. A 
4. D 
5. B 
6. C 
7. C 
8. B 
9. C 
 

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