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This comprehensive test bank accompanies the 12th edition of "Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children," one of the most respected and widely used pediatric nursing textbooks. Authored by Marilyn J. Hockenberry, this test bank contains thousands of multiple-choice and multiple-response questions covering the full spectrum of pediatric nursing care across all developmental stages from infancy through adolescence. The test bank is organized systematically to follow the textbook's chapter structure, beginning with foundational concepts in pediatric nursing (family-centered care, evidence-based practice, growth and development) and progressing through health promotion, health problems, and disease management for each age group. Each question includes the correct answer, detailed rationale explaining the clinical reasoning, cognitive level classification, and mapping to nursing process, integrated processes, and client needs categories.

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Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children 12th Edition by Hockenberry Test Bank




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,Chapter 01: Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing
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1. What is the major cause of death for children in the United States?
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a. Heart disease !


b. Childhood cancer !


c. Injuries
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Unintentional injuries (accidents) are the leading cause of death after age 1 year through adolescence. The le
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ading cause of death for those younger than 1 year is congenital anomalies, and childhood cancers and heart
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disease cause a significantly lower percentage of deaths in children older than 1 yearof age.
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TOP: Nursing Process: PlanningMSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion
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2. Parents of a hospitalized toddler ask the nurse, ―What is meant by family-
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centered care?‖ The nurseshould respond with which statement?
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a. Family-centeredcarereducestheeffectofculturaldiversityonthefamily.
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b. Family-centeredcareencouragesfamilydependenceonthehealthcaresystem. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !


c. Family-centeredcarerecognizesthatthefamilyistheconstantinachild‘slife.
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d. Family-centeredcareavoidsexpectingfamiliestobepartofthedecision- ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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The three key components of family-centered care are respect, collaboration, and support. Family-
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centered care recognizes the family as the constant in the child‘s life. The family should be enabled and em
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powered to work with the health care system and is expected to be part of the decision-
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makingprocess. The nurse should also support the family‘s cultural diversity, not reduce its effect.
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TOP: Nursing Process: ImplementationMSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion
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3. Evidence-based practice (EBP), a decision-making model, is best described as which? ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !


a. Usinginformationintextbookstoguidecare ! ! ! ! ! !


b. Combiningknowledgewithclinicalexperienceandintuition ! ! ! ! ! !


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UsingaprofessionalcodeofethicsasameAns✅fordecisionmaking
d. Gatheringallevidencethatappliestothechild‘shealthandfamilysituation ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !




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B helps focus on measurable outcomes; the use of demonstrated, effective interventions; and questionin
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g the best approach. EBP involves decision making based on the integration of the bestresearch evidence co
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mbined with clinical expertise and patient values.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering ! !


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4. The nurse is talking to a group of parents of school-age children at an after-
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school program aboutchildhood health problems. Which statement should the nurse include in the tea
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ching?
a. Childhoodobesityisthemostcommonnutritionalproblemamongchildren. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !


b. Immunizationratesarethesameamongchildrenofdifferentracesandethnicity. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !


c. Dentalcariesisnotaproblemcommonlyseeninchildrensincetheintroductionoffluorin
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ated water. !


d. Mentalhealthproblemsaretypicallynotseeninschool- ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !


age children but may bediagnosed in adolescents.
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age children about childhood health problems, the nurse should include information about childhood obesit
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y because it is the most common problem among children and is associated with type 2 diabetes. Teaching p
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arents about ways to prevent obesity is important toinclude. Immunization rates differ depending on the chil
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d‘s race and ethnicity; dental caries continuesto be a common chronic disease in childhood; and mental healt
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h problems are seen in children as young as school age, not just in adolescents.
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TOP: Integrated Process: Teaching/LearningMSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion
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5. The nurse is planning care for a hospitalized preschool-
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aged child. Which should the nurse plan toensure atraumatic care?
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a. Limitexplanationofproceduresbecausethechildispreschoolaged. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !


b. Askthatallfamilymembersleavetheroomwhenperformingprocedures.
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c. Allow the child to choose the type of juice to drink with the administration of oralmedica
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tions.
d. Explain that EMLA cream cannot be used for the morning lab draw because thereis not
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The overriding goal in providing atraumatic care is first, do no harm. Allowing the child, a choice ofjuice t
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o drink when taking oral medications provides the child with a sense of control. The preschoolchild shoul
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d be prepared before procedures, so limiting explanations of procedures would increase anxiety. The fam
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ily should be allowed to stay with the child during procedures, minimizing stress.
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Lidocaine/prilocaine (EMLA) cream is a topical local anesthetic. The nurse should plan to use theprescribed cre ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !


am in time for morning laboratory draws to minimize pain.
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6. Which situation denotes a nontherapeutic nurse–patient–family relationship?
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a. The nurse is planning to read a favorite fairytale to a patient.
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b. Duringshiftreport,thenurseiscriticizingparentsfornotvisitingtheirchild. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !


c. Thenurseisdiscussingwithafellownursetheemotionaldrawtoacertainpatient.
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d. The nurse is working with a familyto find ways to decrease thefamily‘sdependenceonh
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ealth care providers. ! !

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Criticizing parents for not visiting in shift report is nontherapeutic and shows an under involvement with th
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e parents. Reading a fairy tale is a therapeutic and age-
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appropriate action. Discussing feelingsof an emotional draw with a fellow nurse is therapeutic and shows a
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willingness to understand feelings. Working with parents to decrease dependence on health care providers
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is therapeutic and helps to empower the family.
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grity

7. The nurse is aware that which age-
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group is at risk for childhood injury because of the cognitivecharacteristic of magical and egocentric
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thinking?
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a. Preschool
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c. Middleschoolage ! !
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Preschool children have the cognitive characteristic of magical and egocentric thinking, meaning they are u
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nable to comprehend danger to self or others. Young and middle school-
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aged children have trAns✅itional cognitive processes, and they may attempt dangerous acts without detailed
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lanning but recognize danger to themselves or others. Adolescents have formal operational cognitive proces
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ses andare preoccupied with abstract thinking.
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8. The school nurse is assessing children for risk factors related to childhood injuries. Which child hasthe m
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ost risk factors related to childhood injury?
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a. Female,multiplesiblings,stablehomelife ! ! ! ! !


b. Male,highactivitylevel,stressfulhomelife ! ! ! ! ! !


c. Male,eventempered,historyofpreviousinjuries ! ! ! ! ! !


d. Female,reactsnegativelytonewsituations,noseriouspreviousinjuries ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !




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Boys have a preponderance for injuries over girls because of a difference in behavioral characteristics, a hig
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h activity temperament is associated with risk-
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taking behaviors, and stress predisposes children toincreased risk taking and self-
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destructive behaviors. Therefore, a male child with a high activity level and living in a stressful environment
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has the highest number of risk factors. A girl with several siblingsand a stable home life is low risk. A boy wit
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h previous injuries has two risk factors, but an even temperis not a risk factor for injuries. A girl who reacts ne
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gatively to new situations but has no previous serious illnesses has only one risk factor.
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9. An adolescent patient wants to make decisions about treatment options, along with his parents. Whichmor
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al value is the nurse displaying when supporting the adolescent to make decisions?
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a. Justice

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