Pediatric Nursing

Test Bank Pediatric Nursing: Critical Components of Nursing Care 3rd Edition Chapter 1 Issues and Trends in Pediatric Nursing Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. 2. 3. 4. The nurse has provided a presentation to middle school children about nursing as a career. One of the children stated that he wanted to be a pediatric nurse, because he wants to take care of babies and little “kids.” What would be an appropriate response to this middle school–aged child? 1. “Nursing is a general practice; all nurses must know how to take care of all ages of patients.” 2. “As a pediatric nurse, you would get to care for babies and little kids as well as children through their teenage years.” 3. “What you are describing is actually a neonatal nurse. Neonatal nurses work with newborn babies, toddlers, and preschool-age children.” 4. “Being a pediatric nurse requires a master’s degree, so be sure to work hard in school!”