Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children
12th Edition by Marilyn J. Hockenberry,
Chapters 1 - 34 | All Chapters
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,Chapter 01: Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing
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MULTIPLEu CHOICE
1. Whatuisutheu majorucauseu ofudeathuforuchildrenuolderu thanu 1u yearuinu theuUnitedu States?
a. Heartudisease
b. Childhoodu cancer
c. Unintentionaluinjuries
d. Congenitaluanomalies
uANSWER:uC
Unintentionalu injuriesu (accidents)u areu theu leadingu causeu ofu deathu afteru ageu 1u yearu throughu adolescence.u The
uleadingucauseuofudeathuforuthoseuyoungeruthanu1uyearuisucongenitaluanomalies,uanduchildhooducancersuanduheartu
diseaseu causeu au significantlyu loweru percentageu ofu deathsu inu childrenu olderu thanu 1u yearu ofu age.
DIF:uCognitiveu Level:uUnderstanding
MSC:u ClientuNeeds:u Healthu Promotionu anduMaintenance
2. TheuclinicunurseuisureviewingustatisticsuonuinfantumortalityuforutheuUniteduStatesuversusuotherucountries.u
Comparedu withu otheru countriesu thatu haveu au populationu ofu atu leastu 25u million,u theu nurseu makesu which
udetermination?
a. TheuUnitedu Statesuisurankedulastuamongu27u countries.
b. TheuUniteduStatesuisu rankedusimilarutou 20u otherudevelopedu countries.
c. TheuUniteduStatesuisurankeduinu theumiddleuofu 20uotherudevelopedu countries.
d. TheuUniteduStatesuisurankedu highestuamongu 27u otheru industrializedu countries.
ANSWER:u A
Althoughutheudeathu rateuhasu decreased,utheu Unitedu Statesu stilluranksu lastuinu infantu mortalityu amongu nationsu wit
huaupopulationu ofu atu leastu 25u million.uTheuUnitedu Statesu hasu theu highestuinfantu deathu rateu ofu developedunatio
ns.
DIF:u Cognitiveu Level:u Remembering
TOP:uNursingu Process:u Assessmentu MSC:u Clientu Needs:uHealthu Promotionu andu Maintenance
3. Theunurseuisuplanninguauteachingusessionutouadolescentsuaboutudeathsubyuunintentionaluinjuries.uWhichushouldu
theunurseu includeu inu theusessionu withu regardu tou deathsu causedu byu injuries?
a. Moreudeathsu occuru inumales.
b. Moreudeathsuoccuruinu females.
, c. The patternu ofu deathsu doesunotu varyu accordingu touageu andu sex.