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
5n 5n 5n 5n 5n
MULTIPLE 5n CHOICE
1. What 5nis 5nthe 5nmajor 5ncause 5nof 5ndeath 5nfor 5nchildren 5nolder 5nthan 5n1 5nyear 5nin 5nthe 5nUnited 5nStates?
a. Heart 5ndisease
b. Childhood 5 n cancer
c. Unintentional 5ninjuries
d. Congenital
anomalies 5nANSWER: 5nC
5n
Unintentional 5 n injuries 5 n (accidents) 5 n are 5 n the 5 n leading 5 n cause 5 n of 5 n death 5 n after 5 n age 5 n 1 5 n year
5 n through 5 n adolescence. 5 n The 5nleading 5ncause 5nof 5ndeath 5nfor 5nthose 5nyounger 5nthan 5n1 5nyear 5nis 5ncongenital
5nanomalies, 5nand 5nchildhood 5ncancers 5nand 5nheart 5ndisease 5 n cause 5 n a 5 n significantly 5 n lower 5 n percentage
5 n of 5 n deaths 5 n in 5 n children 5 n older 5 n than 5 n 1 5 n year 5 n of 5 n age.
DIF: 5nCognitive 5n Level: 5nUnderstanding
MSC: 5nClient 5nNeeds: 5nHealth 5n Promotion 5n and 5nMaintenance
2. The 5nclinic 5nnurse 5nis 5nreviewing 5nstatistics 5non 5ninfant 5nmortality 5nfor 5nthe 5nUnited 5nStates 5nversus
5nother 5ncountries. 5nCompared 5 n with 5 n other 5 n countries 5 n that 5 n have 5 n a 5 n population 5 n of 5 n at
5 n least 5 n 25 5 n million, 5 n the 5 n nurse 5 n makes 5 n which 5ndetermination?
a. The 5nUnited 5nStates 5nis 5nranked 5nlast 5namong 5n27 5ncountries.
b. The 5nUnited 5nStates 5nis 5nranked 5nsimilar 5nto 5n20 5nother 5ndeveloped 5ncountries.
c. The 5nUnited 5nStates 5nis 5nranked 5nin 5nthe 5nmiddle 5nof 5n 20 5nother 5ndeveloped 5ncountries.
d. The 5nUnited 5nStates 5nis 5nranked 5n highest 5namong 5n27 5n other 5n industrialized 5ncountries.
ANSWER: 5 n A
Although 5nthe 5ndeath 5n rate 5nhas 5 n decreased, 5nthe 5 n United 5 n States 5 n still 5nranks 5 n last 5nin 5 n infant 5n mortality
5 n among 5n nations 5n with 5na 5npopulation 5 n of 5 n at 5 n least 5 n 25 5 n million. 5nThe 5nUnited 5 n States 5 n has 5 n the
5 n highest 5ninfant 5 n death 5 n rate 5 n of 5 n developed 5nnations.
DIF: 5n Cognitive 5n Level: 5 n Remembering
TOP: 5nNursing 5n Process: 5n Assessment 5nMSC: 5n Client 5n Needs: 5nHealth 5 n Promotion 5n and 5 n Maintenance
3. The 5nnurse 5nis 5nplanning 5na 5nteaching 5nsession 5nto 5nadolescents 5nabout 5ndeaths 5nby 5nunintentional 5ninjuries.
5nWhich 5nshould 5nthe 5nnurse 5 n include 5 n in 5 n the 5nsession 5 n with 5 n regard 5 n to 5 n deaths 5 n caused 5 n by
5 n injuries?
a. More 5ndeaths 5noccur 5nin 5nmales.
, b. More 5ndeaths 5noccur 5nin 5nfemales.
c. The pattern 5nof 5ndeaths 5ndoes 5nnot 5nvary 5naccording 5nto 5nage 5nand 5nsex.