BY JAMES 4TH EDITION
TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Care of Children
Chapter 02: Family-Centered Nursing Care
Chapter 03: Communicating with Children
Chapter 04: Health Promotion for the Developing Child
Chapter 05: Health Promotion for the Infant
Chapter 06: Health Promotion During Early Childhood
Chapter 07: Health Promotion for the School-Age Child
Chapter 08: Health Promotion for the Adolescent
Chapter 09: Physical Assessment of Children
Chapter 10: Emergency Care of Children
Chapter 11: The Ill Child in the Hospital and Other Care Settings
Chapter 12: The Child with a Chronic Condition or Terminal Illness
Chapter 13: Principles and Procedures for Nursing Care of Children
Chapter 14: Medication and Administration Safety of Infants and Children
Chapter 15: Pain Management for Children
Chapter 16: The Child with a Fluid and Electrolyte Alteration
Chapter 17: The Child with an Infectious Disease
Chapter 18: The Child with an Immunologic Alteration
Chapter 19: The Child with a Gastrointestinal Alteration
,Chapter 20: The Child with a Genitourinary Alteration
Chapter 21: The Child with a Respiratory Alteration
Chapter 22: The Child with a Cardiovascular Alteration
Chapter 23: The Child with a Hematological Alteration
Chapter 24: The Child with Cancer
Chapter 25: The Child with an Integumentary Alteration
Chapter 26: The Child with a Musculoskeletal Alteration
Chapter 27: The Child with an Endocrine or Metabolic Alteration
Chapter 28: The Child with a Neurological Alteration
Chapter 29: Psychosocial Problems in Children and Families
Chapter 30: The Child with a Developmental Disability
Chapter 31: The Child with a Sensory Alteration
, Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Care of Children
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A nurse is reviewing changes in healthcare delivery and funding for pediatric populations. Which
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current trend in the pediatric setting should the nurse expect to find?
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a. Increased hospitalization of children T T T
b. Decreased number of uninsured children T T T T
c. An increase in ambulatory care
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d. Decreased use of managed care T T T T
ANS: C T
One effect of managed care is that pediatric healthcare delivery has shifted dramatically from the acute
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care setting to the ambulatory setting. The number of hospital beds being used has decreased as more
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care is provided in outpatient and home settings. The number of uninsured children in the United
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States continues to grow. One of the biggest changes in healthcare has been the growth of managed
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care.
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OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Planning
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2. A nurse is referring a low-income family with three children under the age of 5 years to a program that
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assists with supplemental food supplies. Which program should the nurse refer this family to?
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a. Medicaid
b. Medicare
c. Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) program
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d. Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program T T T T T
ANS: D T
WIC is a federal program that provides supplemental food supplies to low-income women who are
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pregnant or breast-feeding and to their children until the age of 5 years. Medicaid and the Medicaid
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Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) program provides for well-child
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examinations and related treatment of medical problems. Children in the WIC program are often
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referred for immunizations, but that is not the primary focus of the program. Public Law 99-457
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provides financial incentives to states to establish comprehensive early intervention services for infants
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and toddlers with, or at risk for, developmental disabilities. Medicare is the program for Senior
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Citizens.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 7 T T T T T
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
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MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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3. In most states, adolescents who are not emancipated minors must have parental permission before:
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a. treatment for drug abuse. T T T
b. treatment for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). T T T T T
c. obtaining birth control. T T
d. surgery.
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