PEDIATRICS CH 26- 21st Century Pediatric
Nursing Questions with Answers
What are categories of behavior that should be prevented to help decrease leading
causes of death & disability? - Correct Answer - Tobacco use
Behavior that results in injury & violence
Alcohol & substance abuse
Dietary & hygienic practices that cause disease
Sedentary lifestyle'
Sexual behavior that causes disease or unintended pregnancy
When are eating habits established by? - Correct Answer 3 years of age
What are benefits of breastfeeding? - Correct Answer - Provides infant with
micronutrients
Immunologic properties
Enzymes that enhance digestion & absorption of nutrients
What can be a potential issue with adolescents and nutrition? - Correct Answer
During adolescence they become more independent with food choices, which can
affect chronic illness (such as diabetes, etc.)
What is the most common form of dental disease in children? Who is more at risk?
When can they begin? Are they preventable? When should dental hygiene begin?
What are things that can be done to reduce the risk of developing caries? - Correct
Answer Childhood caries
-minority children found to be more likely to develop these (lower income families
also at higher risk)
-can begin before 1st birthday & progress to pain & infection within first 2 years of
life
-PREVENTABLE
-Dental hygiene should begin with FIRST TOOTH ERUPTION
-drinking fluoridated water (including water bottles), and instituting early dental
preventive care can reduce the risk
How is obesity determined in children related to BMI? How about being overweight?
- Correct Answer Obesity: BMI at or greater than 95th percentile
Overweight: BMI at or above the 85th percentile
What are factors contributing to obesity & type 2 diabetes in children? - Correct
Answer -Advancements in entertainment & technology (TV, computers, video
games)
, -Lack of physical activity
What is the most common childhood injury? - Correct Answer MVA
What injuries are infants at risk for? - Correct Answer Fall from unprotected
surfaces (due to rolling over & propelling themselves)
-Crawling infants at risk for aspiration & poisoning due to the natural tendency to
place objects in the mouth
What injuries are toddlers at risk for? - Correct Answer Mobile toddlers may
experience falls, burns & collision with objects due to the instinct to explore and
investigate & ability to run & climb
When do most fatal injuries occur in childhood? - Correct Answer Later childhood &
adolescence (due to need to conform & gain acceptance by accepting challenges &
dares, absorption with play makes them oblivious to environmental hazards such as
street traffic or water)
Children ages __ to __ are at the greatest risk for bicycling fatalities - Correct
Answer 5-9
Violence: Nurses need to be especially aware of children who exhibit these
behaviors - Correct Answer -Those who hurt animals or start fires
-Those who are depressed
-Those that are repeatedly in trouble with the criminal justice system, or are
associated with groups known to be violent
What are factors that contribute to violence? - Correct Answer -Being desensitized
to violence by TV programs, commercials, video games, and movies
-Gangs
-Firearms
What is the most common drug used during "childhood"? - Correct Answer
Marijuana (education is key)
What will decrease the risk for using drugs? - Correct Answer Engaging in sports &
activates
Between which ages are alcohol and illicit drug use is associated with violence? -
Correct Answer 12-17
How many children experience a mental health problem? - Correct Answer One out
of five
-many adolescents with anxiety disorders and impulse control disorders (such as
conduct disorder to ADHD) develop these during adolescence
Nursing Questions with Answers
What are categories of behavior that should be prevented to help decrease leading
causes of death & disability? - Correct Answer - Tobacco use
Behavior that results in injury & violence
Alcohol & substance abuse
Dietary & hygienic practices that cause disease
Sedentary lifestyle'
Sexual behavior that causes disease or unintended pregnancy
When are eating habits established by? - Correct Answer 3 years of age
What are benefits of breastfeeding? - Correct Answer - Provides infant with
micronutrients
Immunologic properties
Enzymes that enhance digestion & absorption of nutrients
What can be a potential issue with adolescents and nutrition? - Correct Answer
During adolescence they become more independent with food choices, which can
affect chronic illness (such as diabetes, etc.)
What is the most common form of dental disease in children? Who is more at risk?
When can they begin? Are they preventable? When should dental hygiene begin?
What are things that can be done to reduce the risk of developing caries? - Correct
Answer Childhood caries
-minority children found to be more likely to develop these (lower income families
also at higher risk)
-can begin before 1st birthday & progress to pain & infection within first 2 years of
life
-PREVENTABLE
-Dental hygiene should begin with FIRST TOOTH ERUPTION
-drinking fluoridated water (including water bottles), and instituting early dental
preventive care can reduce the risk
How is obesity determined in children related to BMI? How about being overweight?
- Correct Answer Obesity: BMI at or greater than 95th percentile
Overweight: BMI at or above the 85th percentile
What are factors contributing to obesity & type 2 diabetes in children? - Correct
Answer -Advancements in entertainment & technology (TV, computers, video
games)
, -Lack of physical activity
What is the most common childhood injury? - Correct Answer MVA
What injuries are infants at risk for? - Correct Answer Fall from unprotected
surfaces (due to rolling over & propelling themselves)
-Crawling infants at risk for aspiration & poisoning due to the natural tendency to
place objects in the mouth
What injuries are toddlers at risk for? - Correct Answer Mobile toddlers may
experience falls, burns & collision with objects due to the instinct to explore and
investigate & ability to run & climb
When do most fatal injuries occur in childhood? - Correct Answer Later childhood &
adolescence (due to need to conform & gain acceptance by accepting challenges &
dares, absorption with play makes them oblivious to environmental hazards such as
street traffic or water)
Children ages __ to __ are at the greatest risk for bicycling fatalities - Correct
Answer 5-9
Violence: Nurses need to be especially aware of children who exhibit these
behaviors - Correct Answer -Those who hurt animals or start fires
-Those who are depressed
-Those that are repeatedly in trouble with the criminal justice system, or are
associated with groups known to be violent
What are factors that contribute to violence? - Correct Answer -Being desensitized
to violence by TV programs, commercials, video games, and movies
-Gangs
-Firearms
What is the most common drug used during "childhood"? - Correct Answer
Marijuana (education is key)
What will decrease the risk for using drugs? - Correct Answer Engaging in sports &
activates
Between which ages are alcohol and illicit drug use is associated with violence? -
Correct Answer 12-17
How many children experience a mental health problem? - Correct Answer One out
of five
-many adolescents with anxiety disorders and impulse control disorders (such as
conduct disorder to ADHD) develop these during adolescence
