Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children
11th Edition by Marilyn J. Hockenberry,
Chapters 1 - 34 | All Chapters
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,Chapter 01: Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing
6n 6n 6n 6n 6n
MULTIPLE 6n CHOICE
1. What 6nis 6nthe 6nmajor 6ncause 6nof 6ndeath 6nfor 6nchildren 6nolder 6nthan 6n1 6nyear 6nin 6nthe 6nUnited 6nStates?
a. Heart 6ndisease
b. Childhood 6 n cancer
c. Unintentional 6ninjuries
d. Congenital
anomalies 6nANSWER: 6nC
6n
Unintentional 6 n injuries 6 n (accidents) 6 n are 6 n the 6 n leading 6 n cause 6 n of 6 n death 6 n after 6 n age 6 n 1 6 n year
6 n through 6 n adolescence. 6 n The 6nleading 6ncause 6nof 6ndeath 6nfor 6nthose 6nyounger 6nthan 6n1 6nyear 6nis 6ncongenital
6nanomalies, 6nand 6nchildhood 6ncancers 6nand 6nheart 6ndisease 6 n cause 6 n a 6 n significantly 6 n lower 6 n percentage
6 n of 6 n deaths 6 n in 6 n children 6 n older 6 n than 6 n 1 6 n year 6 n of 6 n age.
DIF: 6nCognitive 6n Level: 6nUnderstanding
MSC: 6nClient 6nNeeds: 6nHealth 6n Promotion 6n and 6nMaintenance
2. The 6nclinic 6nnurse 6nis 6nreviewing 6nstatistics 6non 6ninfant 6nmortality 6nfor 6nthe 6nUnited 6nStates 6nversus
6nother 6ncountries. 6nCompared 6 n with 6 n other 6 n countries 6 n that 6 n have 6 n a 6 n population 6 n of 6 n at
6 n least 6 n 25 6 n million, 6 n the 6 n nurse 6 n makes 6 n which 6ndetermination?
a. The 6nUnited 6nStates 6nis 6nranked 6nlast 6namong 6n27 6ncountries.
b. The 6nUnited 6nStates 6nis 6nranked 6nsimilar 6nto 6n20 6nother 6ndeveloped 6ncountries.
c. The 6nUnited 6nStates 6nis 6nranked 6nin 6nthe 6nmiddle 6nof 6n 20 6nother 6ndeveloped 6ncountries.
d. The 6nUnited 6nStates 6nis 6nranked 6n highest 6namong 6n27 6n other 6n industrialized 6ncountries.
ANSWER: 6 n A
Although 6nthe 6ndeath 6n rate 6nhas 6 n decreased, 6nthe 6 n United 6 n States 6 n still 6nranks 6 n last 6nin 6 n infant 6n mortality
6 n among 6n nations 6n with 6na 6npopulation 6 n of 6 n at 6 n least 6 n 25 6 n million. 6nThe 6nUnited 6 n States 6 n has 6 n the
6 n highest 6ninfant 6 n death 6 n rate 6 n of 6 n developed 6nnations.
DIF: 6n Cognitive 6n Level: 6 n Remembering
TOP: 6nNursing 6n Process: 6n Assessment 6nMSC: 6n Client 6n Needs: 6nHealth 6 n Promotion 6n and 6 n Maintenance
3. The 6nnurse 6nis 6nplanning 6na 6nteaching 6nsession 6nto 6nadolescents 6nabout 6ndeaths 6nby 6nunintentional 6ninjuries.
6nWhich 6nshould 6nthe 6nnurse 6 n include 6 n in 6 n the 6nsession 6 n with 6 n regard 6 n to 6 n deaths 6 n caused 6 n by
6 n injuries?
a. More 6ndeaths 6noccur 6nin 6nmales.
, b. More 6ndeaths 6noccur 6nin 6nfemales.
c. The pattern 6nof 6ndeaths 6ndoes 6nnot 6nvary 6naccording 6nto 6nage 6nand 6nsex.