During a routine visit the mother voices frustration at the “terrible twos” age. Proper education to give would include:

The mother of a toddler who has an arm cast understands instructions when she states:

To decrease the stress of the toddler during an exam the nurse should do which of the following initially?

What is the best advice for the nurse to offer a parent who is concerned because her 2-year-old is very active and does not eat much at dinner

Which of these behaviors reported by a parent of a 24-month-old toddler would the nurse report to the pediatrician as a cause for concern?

While following Piaget’s model of cognitive development in a 7-8 year-old, you would expect to see which of the following from the child during interaction?

Match the activity with the appropriate age group (answers can be used multiple times or not at all)

During a routine exam of a toddler the parent states the child, “is just so emotional and the temper tantrums are exhausting.” The nurse’s best response during the exam would be which of the following?

The mother of a toddler admitted to the hospital for fever of unknown origin, tells the nurse that she can only stay and visit while her other children are in school. The nurse shows an understanding of a toddler’s psychosocial development by making which statement to the mother?

A seventh-grade girl tells the school nurse that her art teacher is her hero. The girl likes to spend additional afterschool time with this teacher. The nurse should interpret this statement as: