,Chapter 1: Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing
Multiple-Choice Questions (45 Questions)
1. The nurse is caring for a child who is terminally ill. The parents ask about hospice care. What is the
primary goal of hospice care?
A) To cure the child's illness
B) To provide comfort and support at the end of life
C) To prolong the child's life
D) To provide curative treatment
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The primary goal of hospice care is to provide comfort and support at the end of life, focusing
on quality of life rather than curative treatment.
2. The nurse is reviewing the leading causes of death in children. Which is the leading cause of death in
children aged 1-4 years?
A) Congenital anomalies
B) Unintentional injuries
C) Cancer
D) Heart disease
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death in children aged 1-4 years.
3. The nurse is reviewing the leading causes of death in infants. Which is the leading cause of death in
infants under 1 year of age?
A) Congenital anomalies
B) Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
C) Unintentional injuries
D) Respiratory distress syndrome
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Congenital anomalies are the leading cause of death in infants under 1 year of age.
4. The nurse is reviewing the leading causes of death in adolescents. Which is the leading cause of death
in adolescents aged 15-19 years?
A) Unintentional injuries
B) Suicide
,C) Homicide
D) Cancer
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death in adolescents aged 15-19 years.
5. The nurse is reviewing the leading causes of death in children. Which is the leading cause of death in
children aged 5-14 years?
A) Unintentional injuries
B) Cancer
C) Congenital anomalies
D) Heart disease
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death in children aged 5-14 years.
6. The nurse is reviewing the infant mortality rate. What is the infant mortality rate?
A) The number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births
B) The number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age per 100,000 live births
C) The number of deaths of infants under 5 years of age per 1,000 live births
D) The number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age per 10,000 live births
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The infant mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live
births.
7. The nurse is reviewing the child mortality rate. What is the child mortality rate?
A) The number of deaths of children aged 1-14 years per 100,000 children
B) The number of deaths of children aged 1-14 years per 1,000 children
C) The number of deaths of children aged 1-14 years per 10,000 children
D) The number of deaths of children aged 1-14 years per 100 children
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The child mortality rate is the number of deaths of children aged 1-14 years per 100,000
children.
8. The nurse is reviewing the neonatal mortality rate. What is the neonatal mortality rate?
A) The number of deaths of infants under 28 days of age per 1,000 live births
B) The number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births
, C) The number of deaths of infants under 7 days of age per 1,000 live births
D) The number of deaths of infants under 28 days of age per 100,000 live births
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The neonatal mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants under 28 days of age per 1,000
live births.
9. The nurse is reviewing the postneonatal mortality rate. What is the postneonatal mortality rate?
A) The number of deaths of infants aged 28 days to 1 year per 1,000 live births
B) The number of deaths of infants aged 28 days to 1 year per 100,000 live births
C) The number of deaths of infants under 28 days of age per 1,000 live births
D) The number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The postneonatal mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants aged 28 days to 1 year per
1,000 live births.
10. The nurse is reviewing the perinatal mortality rate. What is the perinatal mortality rate?
A) The number of deaths of fetuses and infants under 7 days of age per 1,000 live births
B) The number of deaths of infants under 28 days of age per 1,000 live births
C) The number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births
D) The number of deaths of fetuses and infants under 28 days of age per 1,000 live births
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The perinatal mortality rate is the number of deaths of fetuses and infants under 7 days of
age per 1,000 live births.
11. The nurse is reviewing the maternal mortality rate. What is the maternal mortality rate?
A) The number of deaths of women from pregnancy-related causes per 100,000 live births
B) The number of deaths of women from pregnancy-related causes per 1,000 live births
C) The number of deaths of women from pregnancy-related causes per 10,000 live births
D) The number of deaths of women from pregnancy-related causes per 100 live births
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The maternal mortality rate is the number of deaths of women from pregnancy-related
causes per 100,000 live births.
12. The nurse is reviewing the birth rate. What is the birth rate?
Multiple-Choice Questions (45 Questions)
1. The nurse is caring for a child who is terminally ill. The parents ask about hospice care. What is the
primary goal of hospice care?
A) To cure the child's illness
B) To provide comfort and support at the end of life
C) To prolong the child's life
D) To provide curative treatment
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The primary goal of hospice care is to provide comfort and support at the end of life, focusing
on quality of life rather than curative treatment.
2. The nurse is reviewing the leading causes of death in children. Which is the leading cause of death in
children aged 1-4 years?
A) Congenital anomalies
B) Unintentional injuries
C) Cancer
D) Heart disease
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death in children aged 1-4 years.
3. The nurse is reviewing the leading causes of death in infants. Which is the leading cause of death in
infants under 1 year of age?
A) Congenital anomalies
B) Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
C) Unintentional injuries
D) Respiratory distress syndrome
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Congenital anomalies are the leading cause of death in infants under 1 year of age.
4. The nurse is reviewing the leading causes of death in adolescents. Which is the leading cause of death
in adolescents aged 15-19 years?
A) Unintentional injuries
B) Suicide
,C) Homicide
D) Cancer
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death in adolescents aged 15-19 years.
5. The nurse is reviewing the leading causes of death in children. Which is the leading cause of death in
children aged 5-14 years?
A) Unintentional injuries
B) Cancer
C) Congenital anomalies
D) Heart disease
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death in children aged 5-14 years.
6. The nurse is reviewing the infant mortality rate. What is the infant mortality rate?
A) The number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births
B) The number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age per 100,000 live births
C) The number of deaths of infants under 5 years of age per 1,000 live births
D) The number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age per 10,000 live births
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The infant mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live
births.
7. The nurse is reviewing the child mortality rate. What is the child mortality rate?
A) The number of deaths of children aged 1-14 years per 100,000 children
B) The number of deaths of children aged 1-14 years per 1,000 children
C) The number of deaths of children aged 1-14 years per 10,000 children
D) The number of deaths of children aged 1-14 years per 100 children
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The child mortality rate is the number of deaths of children aged 1-14 years per 100,000
children.
8. The nurse is reviewing the neonatal mortality rate. What is the neonatal mortality rate?
A) The number of deaths of infants under 28 days of age per 1,000 live births
B) The number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births
, C) The number of deaths of infants under 7 days of age per 1,000 live births
D) The number of deaths of infants under 28 days of age per 100,000 live births
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The neonatal mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants under 28 days of age per 1,000
live births.
9. The nurse is reviewing the postneonatal mortality rate. What is the postneonatal mortality rate?
A) The number of deaths of infants aged 28 days to 1 year per 1,000 live births
B) The number of deaths of infants aged 28 days to 1 year per 100,000 live births
C) The number of deaths of infants under 28 days of age per 1,000 live births
D) The number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The postneonatal mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants aged 28 days to 1 year per
1,000 live births.
10. The nurse is reviewing the perinatal mortality rate. What is the perinatal mortality rate?
A) The number of deaths of fetuses and infants under 7 days of age per 1,000 live births
B) The number of deaths of infants under 28 days of age per 1,000 live births
C) The number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births
D) The number of deaths of fetuses and infants under 28 days of age per 1,000 live births
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The perinatal mortality rate is the number of deaths of fetuses and infants under 7 days of
age per 1,000 live births.
11. The nurse is reviewing the maternal mortality rate. What is the maternal mortality rate?
A) The number of deaths of women from pregnancy-related causes per 100,000 live births
B) The number of deaths of women from pregnancy-related causes per 1,000 live births
C) The number of deaths of women from pregnancy-related causes per 10,000 live births
D) The number of deaths of women from pregnancy-related causes per 100 live births
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The maternal mortality rate is the number of deaths of women from pregnancy-related
causes per 100,000 live births.
12. The nurse is reviewing the birth rate. What is the birth rate?
