Developmental Theories
Infant & Toddler Milestones
Preschool & School-Age
Adolescent Care
Pain & Nursing Interventions
100

Which theorist focused on psychosocial development across the lifespan?

Who is Erikson?

100

At what age can a child hold a spoon to feed themselves and be physically ready developmentally for potty training?

18 months

100

Preschoolers most commonly engage in what type of play?

What is associative play?

100

The final growth spurt occurs during which developmental stage?

What is adolescence?

100

FLACC is commonly used to assess pain in which population?

What are infants and young children?

200

Trust vs. mistrust is the primary developmental task of which age group?

What is infancy?

200

By how many months should a child be able to use the pincher grasp?

What is 9 months?

200

When developing a plan of care for a school-age child, the nurse should know what cognitive developmental stage they are in and what they can understand.

What is concrete operational? They can understand cause and effect. 

200

Adolescents are in which Piaget cognitive stage?

What is formal operational?

200

Which pain tool uses cartoon faces to represent pain intensity? What age is it best for?

What is the Wong-Baker Faces pain scale? Age 3-4

300

Which Piaget stage is associated with object permanence?

What is the sensorimotor stage?

300

Parallel play is a key psychosocial behavior of which age group?

What is the toddler?

300

At what age can a child ride a tricycle? 

At what age can they hop on one foot?

What is age 3 and 4

300

Which communication strategy is most effective with adolescents?

What is using open-ended questions?

300

Preschoolers may view pain as what?

What is a form of punishment?

400

Concrete operational thinking is expected in which age group?

What is the school-age child?

400

Being able to pick up a toy while standing and not fall is achieved by what age?

What is 24 months?

400

Preschool children are in which of Erikson's stages?

Initiative vs Guilt

400

What impacts the adolescent's sense of belonging and acceptance?

What are peers and social life.

400

Which pain scale should be used for infants

NIPS 

500

Identity vs. role confusion is the psychosocial stage of which age group?

What is adolescence?

500

At what age should the birth weight triple, and the baby be able to take steps while holding a hand? 

12 months

500

Which psychosocial behavior or play is expected in school-age children?

What is cooperative and competitive play?

500

Adolescents often prefer involvement in care decisions to promote what?

What is autonomy or independence?

500

Which non-pharmacologic intervention is most effective for pediatric pain?

What is distraction through play?