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PRACTICING FOR NCLEX

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Circle the letter that corresponds to the best

answer for each question.

1.Which of the following numbers is a normal

score on the Apgar rating scale for newborns

taken 1 and 5 minutes after birth?

a.1 to 3

b.4 to 6

c.7 to 10

d.11 to 15

2.Which of the following statements concerning

neonates is accurate?

a.A neonate can see color and forms.

b.A neonate cannot hear sounds.

c.A neonate is insensitive to touch and pain.

d.A neonate has no labile temperature control.

3.A preschooler who clings excessively to his

mother and uses infantile speech patterns is

exhibiting which of the following behaviors?

a.Separation anxiety

b.Regression

c.Negativism

d.Self-expression

4.In which of the following stages of puberty

do ova and sperm begin to be produced by

the reproductive organs?

a.Prepubescence

b.Pubescence

c.Postpubescence

d.None of the above

5.In which of the following stages of develop-

ment would a person be most likely to think

in the abstract and question beliefs and prac-

tices that no longer serve to stabilize identity

or purpose?

a.Toddler

b.School-aged

c.Adolescent

d.Older adult

6.In which of the following stages of

development of a fetus have all the basic

organs been developed?

a.Preembryonic stage

b.Embryonic stage

c.Fetal stage

d.Neonatal stage

7.A child would be most likely to develop sepa-

ration anxiety in which of the following

stages of development?

a.Infant

b.Toddler

c.Preschooler

d.School-aged

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