OB Chapter 26- 21st Century Pediatric
Nursing Exam Questions with Answers
From a worldwide perspective, infant mortality in the United States:
a. Is the highest of the other developed nations.
b. Lags behind five other developed nations.
c. Is the lowest infant death rate of developed nations.
d. Lags behind most other developed nations. - Correct Answer a; is the highest of
other developed nations
The major cause of death for children older than 1 year is:
a. Cancer
b. Infection
c. Unintentional injuries
d. Congenital abnormalities - Correct Answer C; Unintentional injuries
In addition to injuries, the leading causes of death in adolescents ages 15 to 19 years
are:
a. Suicide, cancer.
b. Homicide, suicide
c. Homicide, heart disease.
d. Drowning, cancer. - Correct Answer B; Homicide, suicide
The leading cause of death from unintentional injuries in children is:
a. Poisoning
b. Drowning
c. Motor vehicle-related fatalities
d. Fire and burn related fatalities - Correct Answer C; Motor vehicle-related fatalities
Which of the following is descriptive of deaths caused by unintentional injuries?
a. More deaths occur in males.
b. More deaths occur in females.
c. The pattern of deaths varies widely in Western societies.
d. The pattern of deaths does not vary according to age and sex. - Correct Answer A;
More deaths occur in males
The type of injury a child is especially susceptible to at a specific age is most closely
related to:
a. Physical health of the child
b. Developmental level of the child
c. Educational level of the child
, d. Number of responsible adults in the home - Correct Answer B; Developmental level
of the child
Which statement regarding childhood morbidity is the most accurate?
a. Morbidity does not vary with age
b. Morbidity is not distributed randomly
c. Little can be done to improve morbidity
d. Unintentional injuries do not have an effect on morbidity - Correct Answer B;
Morbidity is not distributed randomly
Which statement is most descriptive of pediatric family-centered care?
a. It reduces the effect of cultural diversity on the family
b. It encourages family dependence on the health care system
c. It recognizes that the family is the constant in the child's life
d. It avoids expecting families to be part of the decision-making process - Correct
Answer C; It recognizes that the family is the constant in a child's life
The nurse is preparing staff in-service education about atraumatic care for pediatric
patients. Which intervention should the nurse include?
a. Prepare the child for separation from parents during hospitalization by reviewing a
video.
b. Prepare the child before any unfamiliar treatment or procedure by demonstrating on a
stuffed animal.
c. Help the child accept the loss of control associated with hospitalization.
d. Help the child accept pain that is connected with a treatment or procedure. - Correct
Answer B; Prepare the child before any unfamiliar treatment or procedure by
demonstrating on a stuffed animal.
Which statement best describes the process of critical thinking?
a. It is a simple developmental process
b. It is purposeful and goal directed
c. It is based on deliberate and irrational thought
d. It assists individuals in guessing what is most appropriate - Correct Answer B. It is
purposeful and goal directed
A clinic nurse is planning a teaching session about childhood obesity prevention for
parents of school-age children. The nurse should include which associated risk of
obesity in the teaching plan?
a. Type 1 diabetes
b. Respiratory disease
c. Celiac disease
d. Type 2 diabetes - Correct Answer D; Type 2 diabetes
Which is now referred to as the "new morbidity"?
a. Limitations in the major activities of daily living
b. Unintentional injuries that cause chronic health problems
Nursing Exam Questions with Answers
From a worldwide perspective, infant mortality in the United States:
a. Is the highest of the other developed nations.
b. Lags behind five other developed nations.
c. Is the lowest infant death rate of developed nations.
d. Lags behind most other developed nations. - Correct Answer a; is the highest of
other developed nations
The major cause of death for children older than 1 year is:
a. Cancer
b. Infection
c. Unintentional injuries
d. Congenital abnormalities - Correct Answer C; Unintentional injuries
In addition to injuries, the leading causes of death in adolescents ages 15 to 19 years
are:
a. Suicide, cancer.
b. Homicide, suicide
c. Homicide, heart disease.
d. Drowning, cancer. - Correct Answer B; Homicide, suicide
The leading cause of death from unintentional injuries in children is:
a. Poisoning
b. Drowning
c. Motor vehicle-related fatalities
d. Fire and burn related fatalities - Correct Answer C; Motor vehicle-related fatalities
Which of the following is descriptive of deaths caused by unintentional injuries?
a. More deaths occur in males.
b. More deaths occur in females.
c. The pattern of deaths varies widely in Western societies.
d. The pattern of deaths does not vary according to age and sex. - Correct Answer A;
More deaths occur in males
The type of injury a child is especially susceptible to at a specific age is most closely
related to:
a. Physical health of the child
b. Developmental level of the child
c. Educational level of the child
, d. Number of responsible adults in the home - Correct Answer B; Developmental level
of the child
Which statement regarding childhood morbidity is the most accurate?
a. Morbidity does not vary with age
b. Morbidity is not distributed randomly
c. Little can be done to improve morbidity
d. Unintentional injuries do not have an effect on morbidity - Correct Answer B;
Morbidity is not distributed randomly
Which statement is most descriptive of pediatric family-centered care?
a. It reduces the effect of cultural diversity on the family
b. It encourages family dependence on the health care system
c. It recognizes that the family is the constant in the child's life
d. It avoids expecting families to be part of the decision-making process - Correct
Answer C; It recognizes that the family is the constant in a child's life
The nurse is preparing staff in-service education about atraumatic care for pediatric
patients. Which intervention should the nurse include?
a. Prepare the child for separation from parents during hospitalization by reviewing a
video.
b. Prepare the child before any unfamiliar treatment or procedure by demonstrating on a
stuffed animal.
c. Help the child accept the loss of control associated with hospitalization.
d. Help the child accept pain that is connected with a treatment or procedure. - Correct
Answer B; Prepare the child before any unfamiliar treatment or procedure by
demonstrating on a stuffed animal.
Which statement best describes the process of critical thinking?
a. It is a simple developmental process
b. It is purposeful and goal directed
c. It is based on deliberate and irrational thought
d. It assists individuals in guessing what is most appropriate - Correct Answer B. It is
purposeful and goal directed
A clinic nurse is planning a teaching session about childhood obesity prevention for
parents of school-age children. The nurse should include which associated risk of
obesity in the teaching plan?
a. Type 1 diabetes
b. Respiratory disease
c. Celiac disease
d. Type 2 diabetes - Correct Answer D; Type 2 diabetes
Which is now referred to as the "new morbidity"?
a. Limitations in the major activities of daily living
b. Unintentional injuries that cause chronic health problems
