Making Links Between Invitation to the Life Span, 3e and the NCLEX-RN Test T he following table provides an at-a-glance correlation between this textbook and the 2013 NCLEX RN Test Plan published by the National Council of the State Boards of Nursing. This correlation may help you plan your study for the NCLEX exam by focusing on the sections of your textbook that tie most closely to the exam. In addition to this correlation chart, the instructor s test bank for Invitation to the Life Span is also correlated to the four standards in the NCLEX text plan. The NCLEX Test Plan is divided into the four Client Needs categories that appear below. Some of the key concepts and topics from this textbook are correlated to each of these four major categories. Keep in mind, however, that this book explores life-span development from an interdisciplinary, multi-contextual perspective, and therefore elements of each category are woven throughout the text. Standard 1: Safe and Effective Care Environment Chapter 1 Covers ethics in research related to development (pp. 42 44). Discusses prenatal sex selection (pp. 52 53). Includes the role of caregivers during different birth scenarios and helping ensure newborn survival (pp. 66 69). Discusses the role of genetic testing and genetic counseling for expectant parents (pp. 76 78). Chapter 3 Berger_Inv3e_APP_NCLEX-RN.indd 1 Discusses the pros and cons of bed-sharing and co-sleeping (pp. 92 93). Discusses the implications of shaken baby syndrome for infant brain development (p. 97). Explores infants experience of pain with regards to circumcision, blood tests, etc. (pp. 99 100). Discusses education about and prevention of SIDS (pp. 105 106). Describes the worldwide health benefits of expanded immunization programs (pp. 107 108). 18/11/15 11:31 AM
Chapter 6 Addresses elimination of lead (pp. 227 228). Discusses accident and injury prevention in early childhood, including the three levels of injury prevention (pp. 231 232). Discusses worldwide health advances in middle childhood due to immunizations and expansion of medical care (p. 240). Explores middle childhood health problems like asthma and obesity (pp. 242 246). Chapter 9 Examines eating disorders among adolescents, including concerns and treatments (pp. 325 326). EPILOGUE Discusses the role of advance directives and living wills in end-of-life care (pp. 589 591). Standard 2: Health Promotion and Maintenance Chapter 1 Explores the consequences of childhood overweight and obesity on overall health during adulthood (pp. 5 6). Describes differential susceptibility, the idea that some people are more vulnerable than others to certain problems, usually because of genetic differences (p. 7). Describes the life-span perspective of human development, including the ways that development is multi-directional, multi-contextual, multi-cultural, and plastic (pp. 9 23). Explores the difference between a critical period and a sensitive period in development (pp. 10 11). Includes a special feature case study on the plasticity of development, focusing on David, who was born with severe congenital problems (p. 22). Describes major theories about development, including psychoanalytic theory, behaviorism, and cognitive theory (pp. 23 29). Also highlights and discusses the unique contributions of newer theories such as sociocultural theory, humanism, and evolutionary theory (pp. 28 33). Discusses normal process of fertilization and conception (pp. 48 52). Discusses the normal process of prenatal development (pp. 58 62). Discusses the birth process and events associated with the newborn s first minutes (pp. 61 67). Reviews the APGAR Scale (p. 64).
Explains the Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale, used within two days of birth (p. 67). Discusses postpartum depression in new mothers and couvade in new fathers (pp. 68 69). Highlights chromosomal and genetic abnormalities that can occur, as well as genetic counseling and testing (pp. 69 80). Chapter 3 Describes typical physical growth, development, and sleep patterns over the first two years of life (pp. 90 93). Explains brain development from birth to age 2 (pp. 93 97). Describes developing senses and both fine and gross motor skills (pp. 97 103). Explores the risks (both real and perceived) associated with immunizations and discusses the implications of the personal belief exemption (pp. 107 108). Discusses the health benefits of breast-feeding for both baby and mother (pp. 108 111). Extensively reviews major theories related to cognitive growth and development in the first two years of life (pp. 112 119). Explores language acquisition (pp. 119 125). Chapter 5 Describes typical physical growth and development between the ages of 2 to 6, reviewing expected brain development and changes in motor skills in early childhood (pp. 163 172). Reviews theories related to early childhood cognitive development, including language development and bilingualism (pp. 173 187). Presents early childhood education options and programs (pp. 187 197). Describes typical physical growth and development in middle childhood, a time of steady growth and few serious illnesses (pp. 240 242). Discusses prevalence of childhood obesity and asthma, and environmental, social, and physical factors related to both (pp. 242 246). Reviews Piaget s and Vygotsky s theories related to cognitive development in middle childhood (pp. 247 250). Analyzes aspects of language learning in middle childhood, including vocabulary and cultural differences (pp. 254 257). Chapter 9 Describes typical physical growth and development during adolescence, including the process of puberty and sexual maturation (pp. 315 323). Describes the importance of good nutrition and the frequent lack of it in adolescence (pp. 323 325). Describes eating disorders and issues related to body image (pp. 324 325). Describes adolescent risk taking as related to cognitive development (pp. 327 329). Describes theories related to normal cognitive development in adolescence (pp. 329 340).
Chapter 10 Discusses sexual orientation in adolescence (pp. 264 266). Defines sexually transmitted infections and discusses importance of sex education in mitigating rates of STIs and teen pregnancy (pp. 266 268). Chapter 11 Discusses role of organ reserve, homeostasis, and allostasis in maintaining health (pp. 392 393). Discusses fertility and reproduction, which during emerging adulthood is at its most successful, and birth control (p. 394). Discusses sexually transmitted infections (p. 395). Discusses increasing risk-taking behaviors during emerging adulthood (pp. 395 398). Describes theories related to normal cognitive development in emerging adulthood (pp. 398 400). Chapter 12 Discusses senescence, which causes the universal slowdown of body systems during adulthood (p. 429). Discusses how exercise, drug use, and diet influence the process of aging (pp. 429 436). Discusses sexuality in adulthood and fertility problems related to aging in adulthood; covers menopause and the decrease in hormone production in men (pp. 440 443). Describes theories related to normal cognition in adulthood, including the development varied components of intelligence, and the concept of selective gains and losses (pp. 444 462). Chapter 14 Describes the normal progression of aging, including sensory losses and the use of selective optimization with compensation. Also describes key theories about the aging process (pp. 506 514). Describes how aging typically affects the brain (pp. 520 525). Discusses neurocognitive disorders (NCD) or dementia, and the mistaken diagnosis of NCD (pp. 525 533). Standard 3: Psychosocial Integrity Chapter 1 Examines the nature-nurture debate, and suggests that the question how much? rather than which? is more accurate when considering the influence of both (p. 7). Describes Urie Bronfenbrenner s ecological-systems approach, which stresses the importance of considering people in all of the contexts and overlapping systems that make up their lives (pp. 11 12).
Explores the influence of contexts, including cohorts (pp. 12 14) and SES (pp. 14 15). Discusses the influence of, meaning, and limitations of the terms ethnic group and race (pp. 18 20). Discusses the importance of the new family in a baby s life, exploring topics including paternal support, postpartum depression, and kangaroo care (pp. 67 69). Explores complex relationship between genotype and phenotype through the lens of alcohol use disorder and nearsightedness (pp. 81 83). Chapter 3 Discusses the benefits of breast-feeding and details significance of nutrition in the first two years of life (pp. 108 112). Chapter 4 Describes social development in first two years, including emotions and stress (pp. 131 135) and the development of social bonds (pp. 137 139). Presents theories of attachment (p. 139), the impact of social deprivation (pp. 143 145), and the impact of nonmaternal care in the early years of a child s life (pp. 146 150). Chapter 5 Describes the impact of culture, SES, and family customs on children s growth and development (pp. 163 166). Chapter 6 Discusses child maltreatment and physical abuse and neglect (pp. 225 231). Discusses the importance of play and the development that occurs from social bonds (pp. 205 210). Explores different caregiving styles, comparing cultures (pp. 211 213). Reviews moral development in early childhood (pp. 219 225). Discusses the various learning and social supports needed for children with special needs, including children with ADHD, specific learning disorder, and autism spectrum disorder (pp. 270 277). Chapter 8 Explores the role of family function and family structure in middle childhood development (pp. 288 299). Stresses the increasing importance of the peer group at this stage, and the implications of bullying for children (pp. 300 304). Chapter 10 Discusses significance of relationships with parents and peers during adolescence (pp. 356 364). Discusses drug use and abuse in adolescence (pp. 375 384). Chapter 11 Discusses the significance of intimacy including friendships and romantic partners and family relationships during emerging adulthood (pp. 416 424).
Chapter 12 Discusses the life stressors that can increase allostatic load and reduce health in adulthood (pp. 453 454). Explores various methods of coping with stress, including religious coping and emotion-focused coping (pp. 454 456). Chapter 13 Describes the role of intimacy in adulthood, exploring connections with family, friends, and romantic partners (pp. 469 480). Discusses the importance of the feeling of generativity in adulthood, which can be achieved through caregiving, social bonds, and employment (pp. 480 498). Chapter 14 Discusses the role of prejudices like ageism and elderspeak in late adulthood (pp. 503 511). Chapter 15 Describes social forces that impact aging in the latest years of life, and describes the significance of activities like employment, volunteer work, religious activity, and other elements of community engagement. Also discusses the importance of spouses, children, grandchildren, and friends (pp. 548 561). EPILOGUE Explores rituals and beliefs around death and dying in various cultures and across time (pp. 573 576). Discusses the emotional experience of death and dying (pp. 576 580). Standard 4: Physiological Integrity Discusses age of viability and possible consequences of premature birth (pp. 61 62). Discusses medical interventions used during birth (pp. 64 66). Discusses teratogens that should be avoided during pregnancy (pp. 72 76). Discusses birth complications that can arise (pp. 75 76). Discusses prevention of, care for, and outcomes of low-birthweight babies (pp. 78 80). Chapter 6 Discusses the importance of good nutrition in early childhood and reviews significance of good oral hygiene (pp. 242 244). Discusses factors that contribute to and mitigate childhood overweight and obesity (pp. 243 244). Chapter 9 Explores the importance of sleep (pp. 318 320) and nutrition (pp. 323 325) during adolescence.
Chapter 11 Discusses nutrition in relation to homeostasis and allostasis (p. 393). Chapter 12 Discusses some of the benefits and challenges associated with pregnancy through assisted reproductive technology (pp. 441 442). Chapter 15 Discusses the help that the elderly may need with ADLs and IADLs (pp. 561 562). Discusses caregiving choices and resources for the frail elderly, as well as where people age, including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and home (pp. 564 570). EPILOGUE Discusses palliative care, hospice care, and the drugs used to reduce pain in the terminally ill (pp. 582 585).