TEST BANK
Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children
11th Edition by Marilyn J. Hockenberry,
Chapters 1 - 34 | All Chapters
,
,Chapter11 01:1 1 Perspectives1 1 of11 Pediatric1 1 Nursing
MULTIPLE11 CHOICE
1. What11is11the11 major11cause11of11 death11for11children11 older11 than11111 year11in11 the11United11States?
a. Heart11disease
b. Childhood11 cancer
c. Unintentional11 injuries
d. Congenital11anomalie
s11ANSWER:11C
Unintentional1 1 injuries1 1 (accidents)1 1 are1 1 the1 1 leading1 1 cause1 1 of1 1 death1 1 after1 1 age1 1 11 1 year1 1 throu
gh1 1 adolescence.1 1 The11leading11cause11of11death11for11those11younger11than11111year11is11congenital11anom
alies,11and11childhood11cancers11and11heart11disease1 1 cause1 1 a1 1 significantly1 1 lower1 1 percentage1 1 of1 1 deat
hs1 1 in1 1 children1 1 older1 1 than1 1 11 1 year1 1 of1 1 age.
DIF:11Cognitive11 Level:11 Understanding
MSC:11 Client11Needs:11 Health11 Promotion11 and11Maintenance
2. The11clinic11nurse11is11reviewing11statistics11on11infant11mortality11for11the11United11States11versus11
other11countries.11Compared1 1 with1 1 other1 1 countries1 1 that1 1 have1 1 a1 1 population1 1 of1 1 at1 1 least1 1
251 1 million,1 1 the1 1 nurse1 1 makes1 1 which11determination?
a. The11United11States11is11ranked11last11among112711 countries.
b. The11United11 States11is11 ranked11 similar11to11 2011other11developed11 countries.
c. The11United11States11is11ranked11in11 the11 middle11of112011other11developed11 countries.
d. The11United11States11is11ranked11 highest11 among112711 other11 industrialized11 countries.
ANSWER:11 A
Although11the11death11 rate11has11 decreased,11the11 United11 States11 still11ranks11 last11in11 infant11 mortality11
among11 nations11 with11a11population1 1 of1 1 at1 1 least1 1 251 1 million.11The11United1 1 States1 1 has1 1 the1 1 highes
t11infant1 1 death1 1 rate1 1 of1 1 developed11nations.
DIF:11 Cognitive11 Level:11 Remembering
TOP:11Nursing11 Process:11 Assessment11 MSC:11 Client11 Needs:11Health11 Promotion11 and11 Maintenance
3. The11nurse11is11planning11a11teaching11session11to11adolescents11about11deaths11by11unintentional11injuries.
11Which11should11the11nurse1 1 include1 1 in1 1 the11session1 1 with1 1 regard1 1 to1 1 deaths1 1 caused1 1 by1 1 injuries
?
a. More11deaths11 occur11 in11males.
, b. More11deaths11 occur11in11 females.
c. The pattern11 of11 deaths11 does11not11 vary11 according11 to11age11 and11 sex.
Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children
11th Edition by Marilyn J. Hockenberry,
Chapters 1 - 34 | All Chapters
,
,Chapter11 01:1 1 Perspectives1 1 of11 Pediatric1 1 Nursing
MULTIPLE11 CHOICE
1. What11is11the11 major11cause11of11 death11for11children11 older11 than11111 year11in11 the11United11States?
a. Heart11disease
b. Childhood11 cancer
c. Unintentional11 injuries
d. Congenital11anomalie
s11ANSWER:11C
Unintentional1 1 injuries1 1 (accidents)1 1 are1 1 the1 1 leading1 1 cause1 1 of1 1 death1 1 after1 1 age1 1 11 1 year1 1 throu
gh1 1 adolescence.1 1 The11leading11cause11of11death11for11those11younger11than11111year11is11congenital11anom
alies,11and11childhood11cancers11and11heart11disease1 1 cause1 1 a1 1 significantly1 1 lower1 1 percentage1 1 of1 1 deat
hs1 1 in1 1 children1 1 older1 1 than1 1 11 1 year1 1 of1 1 age.
DIF:11Cognitive11 Level:11 Understanding
MSC:11 Client11Needs:11 Health11 Promotion11 and11Maintenance
2. The11clinic11nurse11is11reviewing11statistics11on11infant11mortality11for11the11United11States11versus11
other11countries.11Compared1 1 with1 1 other1 1 countries1 1 that1 1 have1 1 a1 1 population1 1 of1 1 at1 1 least1 1
251 1 million,1 1 the1 1 nurse1 1 makes1 1 which11determination?
a. The11United11States11is11ranked11last11among112711 countries.
b. The11United11 States11is11 ranked11 similar11to11 2011other11developed11 countries.
c. The11United11States11is11ranked11in11 the11 middle11of112011other11developed11 countries.
d. The11United11States11is11ranked11 highest11 among112711 other11 industrialized11 countries.
ANSWER:11 A
Although11the11death11 rate11has11 decreased,11the11 United11 States11 still11ranks11 last11in11 infant11 mortality11
among11 nations11 with11a11population1 1 of1 1 at1 1 least1 1 251 1 million.11The11United1 1 States1 1 has1 1 the1 1 highes
t11infant1 1 death1 1 rate1 1 of1 1 developed11nations.
DIF:11 Cognitive11 Level:11 Remembering
TOP:11Nursing11 Process:11 Assessment11 MSC:11 Client11 Needs:11Health11 Promotion11 and11 Maintenance
3. The11nurse11is11planning11a11teaching11session11to11adolescents11about11deaths11by11unintentional11injuries.
11Which11should11the11nurse1 1 include1 1 in1 1 the11session1 1 with1 1 regard1 1 to1 1 deaths1 1 caused1 1 by1 1 injuries
?
a. More11deaths11 occur11 in11males.
, b. More11deaths11 occur11in11 females.
c. The pattern11 of11 deaths11 does11not11 vary11 according11 to11age11 and11 sex.
