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By understanding age-specific characteristics, we can_____.
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Give all patients the exact same care.
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Give all patients of the same age the same care.
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Tailor care to the specific needs of the patient.
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Take the care burden of physicians.
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If you notice confusion in a patient, it is ____.
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Sometimes a sign of mental illness.
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Always a sign of mental illness.
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A proof that the patient cannot speak English well.
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A proof that you are not explaining yourself well.
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Being uncomfortable with being touched is often a sign of ____.
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A mental illness.
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Marital problems.
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Cultural differences.
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A skin disease.
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After a few days, a normal neonate ____ .
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Cannot open the eyes yet.
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Can speak simple words.
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Has no startle reflex.
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Can smile in response to a smile.
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When talking to a neonate, it is best to speak ____.
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Very loud.
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In a soft and comforting voice.
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Very quickly.
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In complete sentences.
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Child car seats are ___.
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Required by law in most states.
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Very advisable, but not required by law.
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Best if not secured to the car seat.
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Always used in the front seat of the car.
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The separate self begins to develop at about ____.
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Birth.
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The first three years.
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The fifth year.
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Adolescence.
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If an infant seems slow to learn to crawl, you should ____.
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Tell the parents that the infant should be tested for mental illness.
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Tell the parents that the infant will probably never be a sports star.
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Tell the parents that it is their fault.
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Tell the parents that is perfectly normal.
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Handwashing should be emphasized to infants and their parents as a way to ____.
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Encourage growth
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Prevent disease transmission.
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Keep a house clean.
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Avoid mental illness.
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Toilet training usually takes place ____.
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In the first year.
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Before age 3.
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From 4 to 6 years of age.
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At about age 7.
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If a procedure is going to hurt, you should tell a child ____.
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That it won't hurt at all.
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That only babies cry at pain.
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That they should be brave.
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That it won't hurt for long.
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At what age should most children be given honest information about alcohol, drugs, and sexuality?
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0-3
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4-6
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7-12
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Only at the onset of adolescence.
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If you are going to be using medical equipment with a child ____.
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Allow the child to explore it first.
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Hide it until the last minute.
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Discuss it but don't display it.
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Have the parents appear to operate the equipment.
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At adolescence, risk-taking behavior ____.
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Usually gives way to calmer thinking.
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Is universally rejected by girls, but attracts boys.
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Needs to be addressed.
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Should be ignored.
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Peak age for testicular cancer is ____.
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Late childhood.
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20-35
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40-55
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Over 60
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For young adults, nutritional needs ___.
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Focus on bone growth.
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Focus on muscular growth.
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Aren't yet important.
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Shift from growth to health maintenance.
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When they confront early signs of disease, young adult have a tendency to ___.
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Become fearful.
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Deny them because they feel invulnerable.
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Blame them on a spouse.
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Ask detailed questions about them.
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18.
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The expression "sandwich generation" for middle adults means ____.
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They are so buys they eat only fast foods.
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They are caught between the needs of their own childhood and their own old age.
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They are paying taxes but can't yet get Social Security benefits.
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They are caught between caring for children and aging parents.
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Older adults often have to change roles because ____.
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It is an adventurous age.
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They taking acting classes.
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A spouse had died.
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They develop schizophrenic delusions.
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Persons over 80 _____.
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Will always slip into senility.
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Always develop depression.
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Should be encouraged to give up active pursuits.
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May lose some their sense of taste.
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