Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children
12th Edition by Marilyn J. Hockenberry,
Chapters 1 - 34 | All Chapters
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,Chapter 01: Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing
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MULTIPLEng CHOICE
1. Whatngisngtheng majorngcauseng ofng deathngforngchildrenng olderng thanng 1ng yearnginng thengUnitedng States?
a. Heartngdisease
b. Childhoodng cancer
c. Unintentionalnginjuries
d. Congenitalnganomalie
sngANSWER:ngC
Unintentionaln g injuriesn g (accidents)n g aren g then g leadingn g causen g ofn g deathn g aftern g agen g 1n g yearn g throughn g ad
olescence.n g Thengleadingngcausengofngdeathngforngthosengyoungerngthanng1ngyearngisngcongenitalnganomalies,ngandngch
ildhoodngcancersngandngheartngdiseasen g causen g an g significantlyn g lowern g percentagen g ofn g deathsn g inn g childrenn g ol
dern g thann g 1n g yearn g ofn g age.
DIF:ngCognitiveng Level:ngUnderstanding
MSC:ng ClientngNeeds:ng Healthng Promotionng andngMaintenance
2. ThengclinicngnursengisngreviewingngstatisticsngonnginfantngmortalityngforngthengUnitedngStatesngversusngotherng
countries.ngComparedn g withn g othern g countriesn g thatn g haven g an g populationn g ofn g atn g leastn g 25n g million,n
g then g nursen g makesn g whichngdetermination?
a. ThengUnitedng Statesng isngrankednglastngamongng27ng countries.
b. ThengUnitedng Statesngisng rankedng similarngtong 20ng otherngdevelopedng countries.
c. ThengUnitedng Statesngisngrankednginng theng middlengofng 20ng otherngdevelopedng countries.
d. ThengUnitedng Statesngisngrankedng highestngamongng 27ng otherng industrializedng countries.
ANSWER:ng A
Althoughngthengdeathng ratenghasng decreased,ngtheng Unitedng Statesng stillngranksng lastnginng infantng mortalityn g amongn
g nationsng withngangpopulationn g ofn g atn g leastn g 25n g million.ngThengUnitedn g Statesn g hasn g then g highestnginfantn g deat
hn g raten g ofn g developedngnations.
DIF:ng Cognitiveng Level:ng Remembering
TOP:ngNursingng Process:ng Assessmentng MSC:ng Clientng Needs:ng Healthng Promotionng andng Maintenance
3. Thengnursengisngplanningngangteachingngsessionngtongadolescentsngaboutngdeathsngbyngunintentionalnginjuries.ngWhi
chngshouldngthengnursen g includen g inn g thengsessionn g withn g regardn g ton g deathsn g causedn g byn g injuries?
a. Morengdeathsng occurng inng males.
, b. Morengdeathsngoccurnginng females.
c. The patternng ofng deathsng doesngnotng varyng accordingng tongageng andng sex.