Blog

The nurse understands that individual attributes and environmental factors influence a nurse’s clinical judgment skills. Which environmental factor would not be included in the list of factors that impact the effectiveness of clinical judgment?

In industrialized nations, childhood diseases have declined dramatically during the past century, largely as a result of

Johnny is preoccupied with the pursuit of independence and identity.  He has shot up in height over the past year, developed a deeper voice, and is starting to grow facial hair.  Into which period of development does Johnny fall?

What can be described as a “learned system of knowledge, behavior, attitudes, beliefs, values and norms held by groups of people?”

What is genetic information that is a complex molecule with a double helix shape, like a spiral staircase, called?

An 18-month-old  seems unresponsive to his mother during the Strange Situation assessment. She shows no reaction when her mother leaves the room, and she doesn’t even look up when her mother returns. The toddler is displaying __________ attachment. 


At which point after birth is the increase height and weight the most rapid?

Changes in motor skills, nutrition, exercise, hormones and cardiovascular health are all examples of which domain of development?

What is the term for the specialization of different sides of the brain for different functions?

Amniocentesis involves sampling