Test Bank - Wong's Nursing Care of
Infants and Children 2024-2025
1. The clinic nurse is reviewing statistics on infant
mortality for the United States versus other countries.
Compared with other countries that have a population of
at least 25 million, the nurse makes which
determination?
a. The United States is ranked last among 27 countries.
b. The United States is ranked similar to 20 other
developed countries.
c. The United States is ranked in the middle of 20 other
developed countries.
d. The United States is ranked highest among 27 other
industrializ - correct answer ✅✅A- The United States is
ranked last among 27 countries.
2. Which is the leading cause of death in infants younger
than 1 year in the United States?
a. Congenital anomalies
b. Sudden infant death syndrome
,Test Bank - Wong's Nursing Care of
Infants and Children 2024-2025
c. Disorders related to short gestation and low birth
weight
d. Maternal complications specific to the perinatal period
- correct answer ✅✅A- Congenital anomalies
3. What is the major cause of death for children older
than 1 year in the United States?
a. Heart disease
b. Childhood cancer
c. Unintentional injuries
d. Congenital anomalies - correct answer ✅✅C-
Unintentional injuries
4. In addition to injuries, what are the leading causes of
death in adolescents ages 15 to 19 years?
a. Suicide and cancer
b. Suicide and homicide
c. Drowning and cancer
d. Homicide and heart disease - correct answer ✅✅B-
Suicide and homicide
,Test Bank - Wong's Nursing Care of
Infants and Children 2024-2025
5. The nurse is planning a teaching session to
adolescents about deaths by unintentional injuries. Which
should
the nurse include in the session with regard to deaths
caused by injuries?
a. More deaths occur in males.
b. More deaths occur in females.
c. The pattern of deaths does not vary according to age
and sex.
d. The pattern of deaths does not vary widely among
different ethnic groups. - correct answer ✅✅A- More
deaths occur in males.
7. The nurse should assess which age group for suicide
ideation since suicide in which age group is the third
leading cause of death?
a. Preschoolers
b. Young school age
c. Middle school age
d. Late school age and adolescents - correct answer
✅✅D- Late school age and adolescents
, Test Bank - Wong's Nursing Care of
Infants and Children 2024-2025
8. Parents of a hospitalized toddler ask the nurse, What is
meant by family-centered care? The nurse should
respond with which statement?
a. Family-centered care reduces the effect of cultural
diversity on the family.
b. Family-centered care encourages family dependence
on the health care system.
c. Family-centered care recognizes that the family is the
constant in a childs life.
d. Family-centered care avoids expecting families to be
part of the decision-making process. - correct answer
✅✅C- Family-centered care recognizes that the family is
the constant in a childs life.
10. Evidence-based practice (EBP), a decision-making
model, is best described as which?
a. Using information in textbooks to guide care
b. Combining knowledge with clinical experience and
intuition
c. Using a professional code of ethics as a means for
decision making
d. Gathering all evidence that applies to the childs health
and family situation - correct answer ✅✅B -
Infants and Children 2024-2025
1. The clinic nurse is reviewing statistics on infant
mortality for the United States versus other countries.
Compared with other countries that have a population of
at least 25 million, the nurse makes which
determination?
a. The United States is ranked last among 27 countries.
b. The United States is ranked similar to 20 other
developed countries.
c. The United States is ranked in the middle of 20 other
developed countries.
d. The United States is ranked highest among 27 other
industrializ - correct answer ✅✅A- The United States is
ranked last among 27 countries.
2. Which is the leading cause of death in infants younger
than 1 year in the United States?
a. Congenital anomalies
b. Sudden infant death syndrome
,Test Bank - Wong's Nursing Care of
Infants and Children 2024-2025
c. Disorders related to short gestation and low birth
weight
d. Maternal complications specific to the perinatal period
- correct answer ✅✅A- Congenital anomalies
3. What is the major cause of death for children older
than 1 year in the United States?
a. Heart disease
b. Childhood cancer
c. Unintentional injuries
d. Congenital anomalies - correct answer ✅✅C-
Unintentional injuries
4. In addition to injuries, what are the leading causes of
death in adolescents ages 15 to 19 years?
a. Suicide and cancer
b. Suicide and homicide
c. Drowning and cancer
d. Homicide and heart disease - correct answer ✅✅B-
Suicide and homicide
,Test Bank - Wong's Nursing Care of
Infants and Children 2024-2025
5. The nurse is planning a teaching session to
adolescents about deaths by unintentional injuries. Which
should
the nurse include in the session with regard to deaths
caused by injuries?
a. More deaths occur in males.
b. More deaths occur in females.
c. The pattern of deaths does not vary according to age
and sex.
d. The pattern of deaths does not vary widely among
different ethnic groups. - correct answer ✅✅A- More
deaths occur in males.
7. The nurse should assess which age group for suicide
ideation since suicide in which age group is the third
leading cause of death?
a. Preschoolers
b. Young school age
c. Middle school age
d. Late school age and adolescents - correct answer
✅✅D- Late school age and adolescents
, Test Bank - Wong's Nursing Care of
Infants and Children 2024-2025
8. Parents of a hospitalized toddler ask the nurse, What is
meant by family-centered care? The nurse should
respond with which statement?
a. Family-centered care reduces the effect of cultural
diversity on the family.
b. Family-centered care encourages family dependence
on the health care system.
c. Family-centered care recognizes that the family is the
constant in a childs life.
d. Family-centered care avoids expecting families to be
part of the decision-making process. - correct answer
✅✅C- Family-centered care recognizes that the family is
the constant in a childs life.
10. Evidence-based practice (EBP), a decision-making
model, is best described as which?
a. Using information in textbooks to guide care
b. Combining knowledge with clinical experience and
intuition
c. Using a professional code of ethics as a means for
decision making
d. Gathering all evidence that applies to the childs health
and family situation - correct answer ✅✅B -
