TEST BANK FOR NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE, (JAMES, NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN) 4TH EDITION

TEST BANK FOR NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE, (JAMES, NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN) 4TH EDITION Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A nurse is reviewing changes in healthcare delivery and funding for pediatric populations. Which current trend in the pediatric setting should the nurse expect to find? • Increased hospitalization of children • Decreased number of uninsured children • An increase in ambulatory care • Decreased use of managed care 2. A nurse is referring a low-income family with three children under the age of 5 years to a program that assists with supplemental food supplies. Which program should the nurse refer this family to? • Medicaid • Medicare • Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) program • Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program 3. In most states, adolescents who are not emancipated minors must have parental permission before: • treatment for drug abuse. • treatment for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). • obtaining birth control. • surgery. 4. A nurse is completing a clinical pathway for a child admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. Which characteristic of a clinical pathway is correct? • Developed and implemented by nurses • Used primarily in the pediatric setting • Specific time lines for sequencing interventions • One of the steps in the nursing process 5. When planning a parenting class, the nurse should explain that the leading cause of death in children 1 to 4 years of age in the United States is: • premature birth. • congenital anomalies. • accidental death. • respiratory tract illness. 6. Which statement is true regarding the “quality assurance” or “incident” report? • The report assures the legal department that there is no problem. • Reports are a permanent part of the client’s chart. • The nurse’s notes should contain the following: “Incident report filed and copy placed in chart.” • This report is a form of documentation of an event that may result in legal action. 7. Which client situation fails to meet the first requirement of informed consent? • The parent does not understand the physician’s explanations. • The physician gives the parent only a partial list of possible side effects and complications. • No parent is available and the physician asks the adolescent to sign the consent form. • The infant’s teenage mother signs a consent form because her parent tells her to. 8. A nurse assigned to a child does not know how to perform a treatment that has been prescribed for the child. What should the nurse’s first action be? 4 Delay the treatment until another nurse can do it. 5 Make the child’s parents aware of the situation. 6 Inform the nursing supervisor of the problem. 7 Arrange to have the child transferred to another unit. 9. A nurse is completing a care plan for a child and is finishing the assessment phase. Which activity is not part of a nursing assessment?