Wong’s6Nursing6Care6of6Infants6and6Childre
n612th6Edition6by6Marilyn6J.6Hockenberry,6
Chapters616-6346|6All6Chapters
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,Chapter601:6Perspectives6of6Pediatric6Nursing
MULTIPLE6CHOICE
1. What6is6the6major6cause6of6death6for6children6older6than616year6in6the6United6States?
a. Heart6disease
b. Childhood6cancer
c. Unintentional6injuries
d. Congenital6anomalie
s6ANSWER:6C
Unintentional6 injuries6 (accidents)6 are6 the6 leading6 cause6 of6 death6 after6 age6 16 year6 through6 adolescen
ce.6 The6leading6cause6of6death6for6those6younger6than616year6is6congenital6anomalies,6and6childhood6ca
ncers6and6heart6disease6 cause6 a6 significantly6 lower6 percentage6 of6 deaths6 in6 children6 older6 than6 16 ye
ar6 of6 age.
DIF:6Cognitive6Level:6Understanding
MSC:6Client6Needs:6Health6Promotion6and6Maintenance
2. The6clinic6nurse6is6reviewing6statistics6on6infant6mortality6for6the6United6States6versus6other6co
untries.6Compared6 with6 other6 countries6 that6 have6 a6 population6 of6 at6 least6 256 million,6 the6 nur
se6 makes6 which6determination?
a. The6United6States6is6ranked6last6among6276countries.
b. The6United6States6is6ranked6similar6to6206other6developed6countries.
c. The6United6States6is6ranked6in6the6middle6of6206other6developed6countries.
d. The6United6States6is6ranked6highest6among6276other6industrialized6countries.
ANSWER:6A
Although6the6death6rate6has6decreased,6the6United6States6still6ranks6last6in6infant6mortality6among6nat
ions6with6a6population6of6at6least6256million.6The6United6States6has6the6highest6infant6death6 rate6of
6developed6nations.
DIF:6Cognitive6Level:6Remembering
TOP:6Nursing6Process:6Assessment6MSC:6Client6Needs:6Health6Promotion6and6Maintenance
3. The6nurse6is6planning6a6teaching6session6to6adolescents6about6deaths6by6unintentional6injuries.6Which
6should6the6nurse6 include6 in6 the6session6 with6 regard6 to6 deaths6 caused6 by6 injuries?
a. More6deaths6occur6in6males.
, b. More6deaths6occur6in6females.
c. The pattern6of6deaths6does6not6vary6according6to6age6and6sex.