Preschool Child
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- What ages are considered preschool period?
- Ages 3 to 6 years
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Which of the following are true about the preschooler?
(1.) Has a more mature body structure
(2.) Has the ability to control and use the body
(3.) Has a facility with language that more closely resembles that of the adult than that of the - 4
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The major psychological thrust of the preschool period of development is mastery of self as an independent human being, with a willingness to extend experiences beyond those of the family. - True
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Which of the following is false about the physical changes in a preschooler?
(1.) The protuberant abdomen of the toddler disappears as the pelvis begins to straighten and the abdominal muscles develop
(2.) The hips gradually rotate inward, repl - 3
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_________ tend to expereince more childhood illnesses than do girls during the ages 3 to 6 - Boys
- What age begins open doors?
- 3 years
- What age begins kicking a ball, jumps in place, and rides on a tricycle?
- 3 years
- What age begins building a tower of nine blocks?
- 3 years
- What age begins to demonstrate speech that is mostly intelligable?
- 3 years
- What age begins to know own name, age, and gender?
- 3 years
- What age begins to comprehend cold, tired, hungry?
- 3 years
- What age begins to put on some clothing and/or shoes?
- 3 years
- What age begins to alternate feet when descending stairs, jumps forward, hops on one foot, and can stand on 1 foot?
- 4 years
- What age begins walking on tiptoes?
- 4 years
- What age begins throwing a ball overhead
- 4 years
- What age begins to cut and paste?
- 4 years
- What age begins to name three or four primary colors?
- 4 years
- What age begins washing hands and brushes teeth?
- 4 years
- What age begins to dresses and undresses with supervision?
- 4 years
- What age is begins imaginative and intensely curious?
- 4 years
- What age begins to draws a person with two or three parts?
- 4 years
- What age begins to enjoy teh companionship of other children?
- 4 years
- What age begins to skip?
- 5 years
- What age begins to identify coins?
- 5 years
- What age begins to know address and telephone number?
- 5 years
- What age begins to learn letters of the alphabet?
- 5 years
- What age begins to draw a person with a head, body, arms, and legs?
- 5 years
- What age begins to understand right and wrong, fair and unfair?
- 5 years
- What age begins to engage in dramatic make-believe and dress-up play?
- 5 years
- What age begins to bounce a ball?
- 6 years
- What age begins to skate, ride a bicylce?
- 6 years
- What age begins to ties shoelaces?
- 6 years
- What age begins to understand right from left?
- 6 years
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Pain or illness my be viewed as a punishment to a preschooler - True
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True or False
Establishing healthful nutritional and physical activity behaviors begins during childhood - True
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True or False
Decreased consumption of fats and processed foods along with diminished physical activity have contributed toa significant increase in obesity and type 2 diabetes in children - False
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Preschoolers do not enjoy helping to prepare family meals and may be incapable of making their own sandwiches - False
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True or False
Most food allergies develop after the age of 2 - False, before the age of 2
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True or False
If the preschooler's clothing becomes soiled, they should not be responsible for changing their clothes and reminded gently and encouragingly of ways to avoid problems in the furture - False, they should be responsible
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Which of the following are true about preschoolers?
1. They mimic the behavior of people familiar to them
2. Assuming an adult role in play allows children to consciously adopt more mature behaviors
3. Play constitutes and important role i - 4
- What is the average sleeping hours for a preschooler?
- 8 to 12 hours a night
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Preschoolers usually require a ___________ of activities at bedtime to move from playing and being with others to being alone and falling asleep - Rituals
- The bedtime ritual of a preschooler generally lasts ________ minutes
- 30
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_______________ manifest as frightening dreams that cause the child to sit up in bed, scream, stare at on imaginary object, breathe heavily, perspire, and appear in obvious distress. The child, in most cases, does not recall - Night terrors
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____________ are a common cuse of night wakening. Theses children usually waken fully and feel fearful and helpless. usually they provide vivid descriptions at the time - Nightmares
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Children who waken at night should be respected within ___________ limits - reasonable
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The child gradually differentiates __________(1)__________ and defines __________(2)__________as concepts of time emerge -
(1.) today from yesterday
(2.) tomarrow and the future -
True or False
The child becomes more oriented in space and develops an awareness of the location of the home wihtin teh neighborhood - True
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True or False
The child begins to structure daily activities and to value certain activities, objects, and people above others - True
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The preschooler can mentally associate that the transformation from one state to another relates to the shape of the container, not the amount of the water - False
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_________________________ play predominates as the young child develops a more secure sense of self - Social interactive
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By age of 6, the child should approach a __________ visual acuity level - 20/20
- What prepares the preschooler for school?
- Social interaction during preschool years
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The role of the preschooler as a girl or boy defines ______________ in the preschool period - Self-Concept
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Preschoolers ask endless questions - True
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Which activity would the nurse plan for a 4 year old girl 2 days after undergoing an appendectomy ?
1. Play a game of Monopoly
2. Dress up in a Cinderella gown
3. Participate in a game of hopscotch
4. Draw pictures of her mother and f - 4
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The nurse is teaching parents about typical sleep disturbances of the preschooler. Which recommendation would the nurse make to the parents?
1. Bedtime rituals of 1 hour or more should decrease sleep disturbances
2. Frightening television shows - 2 and 3
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Cognitive development of the preschooler includes:
1. Transductve reasoning
2. The trait of irreversibility
3. Understanding the perspective of others
4. An ability to consider more than one factor when solving simple problems - 1
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The nurse assesses the preschooler's coping mechanisms as being developmentally appropriae through observation of
1. Temper tantrums
2. Fantasy play
3. Separation anxiety
4. Flexiable bedtime rituals - 2