The Nurse Who Practices in a Prenatal Clinic Understands That

question 23

Multiple Choice

The nurse who practices in a prenatal clinic understands that a major concern of lower socioeconomic groups is to

• A) Maintain group health insurance on their families.
• B) Meet health needs as they occur.
• C) Practice preventive health care.
• D) Maintain an optimistic view of life.

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Definitions:

Prenatal Development

The progression from fertilization to delivery, encompassing all stages of embryonic and fetal maturation inside the uterus.

Cognitive Development

The developmental progression and transformation of cognitive skills, including thought, logic, and comprehension, throughout one's life.

Piaget's Theory

A theory of cognitive development that outlines how children's intelligence changes as they grow, characterized by stages including sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational.

Thought Processes

The mental operations involved in the perception, reasoning, judgment, and memory.