ESSENTIALSrOFrPEDIATRICrNURSINGr3RDrEDITIONrKYLErTESTrBANK
, ESSENTIALSrOFrPEDIATRICrNURSINGr3RDrEDITIONrKYLErTESTrBANK
Origin:r Chapterr1,r1
1. Thernurserprovidingrfamily-
centeredrcarerinrarhospitalrsettingrreflectsronrtherfocusrofrtherhealthrcarerprovidedrinrtoday'
srsociety.rWhichrstatementrbestrdescribesrthercurrentrdefinitionrofrhealth?
A) Healthrisrdescribedrasr'anrabsencerofrdisease.'
B) Healthrisrmeasuredrbyrmonitoringrmortalityrandrmorbidityrofrargroup.
C) Healthrisrarstaterofrcompleterphysical,rmental,randrsocialrwell-being.
D) Technologicalrgainsrmaderinrhealthrcarerarersharedrequallyramongrallrchildren.rAn
s:rC
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Inrtherpast,rhealthrwasrdefinedrsimplyrasrtherabsencerofrdisease;rhealthrwasrmeasuredrbyrmo
nitoringrthermortalityrandrmorbidityrofrargroup.rOverrtherpastrcentury,rhowever,rtherfocusro
frhealthrhasrshiftedrtordiseaserprevention,rhealthrpromotion,randrwellness.rTherWorldrHealt
hrOrganizationr(2013)rdefinesrhealthrasr"arstaterofrcompleterphysical,rmental,randrsocialrwe
ll-
being,randrnotrmerelyrtherabsencerofrdiseaserorrinfirmity."rThergainsrinrchildrhealthrhaverbe
enrhuge,rbut,runfortunately,rthesergainsrarernotrsharedrequallyramongrallrchildren.
Origin:r Chapterr1,r2
2. TherstudentrnurserisrlearningraboutrtherpastrhistoryrofrchildrhealthrandrhealthrcarerinrtherUnit
edrStates.rWhichrstatementraccuratelyrreflectsrtherconditionrofrhealthrcarerinrtherpastrandrc
urrentrcenturies?
A) Inr pastr centuriesrinrther U nNi t Ue dR SSI tNa Gt eTs B, r.tCheOM
health rofr thercountryrwasrbetterrthanritr isrtod
ayrduertorthersimplerrstylerofrliving.
B) Inrthercurrentrcentury,rmortalityrratesrarerhigh,rbutrliferexpectancyrhasrincreasedrdu
ertortechnologicalradvances.
C) Inrtherlatereighteenthrandrearlyrnineteenthrcenturiesrurbanrpublicrhealthrim
provementsrmadercitiesrhealthierrplacesrforrgrowingrchildren.
D) Byrtherlatertwentiethrcenturyrunintentionalrinjuriesrratherrthanrinfectiousrdiseasesrha
drbecomertherleadingrcauserofrdeathrforrchildrenrolderrthanr1ryearrold.
Ans:r D
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InrpastrcenturiesrinrtherUnitedrStates,rtherhealthrofrthercountryrwasrpoorerrthanritrisrtoday;rm
ortalityrratesrwererhighrandrliferexpectancyrwasrshort.rOverrtheryearsrtherhealthrofrchildrenrr
eceivedrmorerandrmorerattention,rleadingrtorarbetterrunderstandingrofrsourcesrofrillnessrandr
improvementsrinrsanitation,rwater,randrnutrition.rAsrarresult,rbyrtherlatertwentiethrcenturyru
nintentionalrinjuriesrratherrthanrinfectiousrdiseasesrhadrbecomertherleadingrcauserofrdeathrf
orrchildrenrolderrthanr1ryearrold.
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, ESSENTIALSrOFrPEDIATRICrNURSINGr3RDrEDITIONrKYLErTESTrBANK
Origin:r Chapterr1,r3
3. Thernurserisradministeringrarnumberrofrtherapeuticrinterventionsrforrneonates,rinfants,ran
drchildrenronrtherpediatricrunit.rWhichrinterventionrcontributesrtoranrincreaserinrchronicri
llnessrseenrinrearlyrchildhood?
A) Administeringrantibioticsrtorpreventrlethalrinfections
B) Vaccinatingrchildrenrtorpreventrchildhoodrdiseases
C) Usingrmechanicalrventilationrforrprematurerinfants
D) Usingrcorticosteroidsrasrartreatmentrforrasthmar
Ans:rC
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Usingrmechanicalrventilationrandrmedicationsrtorfosterrlungrdevelopmentrinrprematurerinfan
tsrincreasesrtheirrsurvivalrrate.rYetrtherinfantsrwhorsurviverareroftenrfacedrwithrmyriadrchron
icrillnesses.rAdministeringrantibioticsrtorpreventrlethalrinfections,rvaccinatingrchildrenrtorpr
eventrchildhoodrdiseases,randrusingrcorticosteroidsrasrartreatmentrforrasthmarmayrcausersider
effects,rbutrdornotrcontributertorchronicrillnessrinrchildren.
Origin:r Chapterr1,r4
4. ThernurserisrreviewingrarcopyrofrtherU.S.rSurgeonrGeneral'srReport,rHealthyrPeople.
Whichrnursingractionrbestrreflectsrthernurserfosteringrthisrhealthrcareragenda?
A) Thernursersignsruprforrclassesrtorobtainranradvancedrdegreerinrnursing
B) Thernurservolunteersratrarlocalrhealthrcarerclinicrprovidingrfreervaccinationsrforrlo
w-incomerpopulationsrNURSINGTB.COM
C) Thernurserperformsranrin-serviceronrbasicrhospitalrequipmentrforrstudentrnurses
D) Thernursercompilesrnursingrarticlesronrevidence-
basedrpracticesrinrnursingrtorpresentratrarhospitalrtrainingrseminar
Ans:r B
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HealthyrPeoplerisrarcomprehensiverhealthrpromotionrandrdiseaserpreventionragendarthatrisr
workingrtowardrimprovingrtherquantityrandrqualityrofrliferforrallrAmericansr(U.S.rDepartm
entrofrHealthrandrHumanrServices,r2010).rOverarchingrgoalsrarertoreliminaterpreventablerd
isease,rdisability,rinjury,randrprematurerdeath;rachieverhealthrequity,reliminaterdisparities,r
andrimprovertherhealthrofrallrgroups;rcreaterphysicalrandrsocialrenvironmentsrthatrpromoter
goodrhealth;randrpromoterhealthyrdevelopmentrandrbehaviorsracrossreveryrstagerofrlife.rVo
lunteeringratrarlocalrhealthrcarerclinicrdirectlyrreflectsrthergoalrofrimprovingrtherhealthrofrallr
groupsrofrpeople.rSigningruprforrclasses,rperformingrin-
servicesronrequipment,randrcompilingrnursingrarticlesronrevidence-
basedrpracticesrinrnursingrarerallrworthwhileractivitiesrthatrfosterrhealthrcarerdelivery,rbutra
rernotrasrdirectlyrlinkedrtortheragendarofrpromotingrhealthrinrthercommunity.
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, ESSENTIALSrOFrPEDIATRICrNURSINGr3RDrEDITIONrKYLErTESTrBANK
Origin:r Chapterr1,r5
5. TherneonatalrnurserresearchesrtherneonatalrandrmortalityrratesrinrtherUnitedrStates.rWh
ichrstatementsraccuratelyrdescriberthesermeasurementsrofrchildrhealth?rSelectrallrthatrap
ply.
A) Neonatalrmortalityrisrthernumberrofrinfantrdeathsroccurringrinrtherfirstr28rdaysrofrlifer
perr1,000rliverbirths.
B) Therinfantrmortalityrraterrefersrtorthernumberrofrdeathsroccurringrinrtherfirstr6rmo
nthsrofrlife.
C) Neonatalrmortalityrisrdocumentedrasrthernumberrofrdeathsrinrrelationrtor1,000rliverbirt
hs.
D) Therinfantrmortalityrraterisrusedrasranrindexrofrthergeneralrhealthrofrarcountry.
E) Inr2007,rtherinfantrmortalityrraterinrtherUnitedrStatesrwasr6.8rperr1,000rliverbirths.
F) Therinfantrmortalityrraterisrconsistentrfromrstatertorstaterasrwellrasrbetweenrethnicrgro
ups.
Ans:r A,rC,rD,rE
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Neonatalrmortalityrisrthernumberrofrinfantrdeathsroccurringrinrtherfirstr28rdaysrofrliferperr1
,000rliverbirths.rTherinfantrmortalityrraterrefersrtorthernumberrofrdeathsroccurringrinrtherfir
str12rmonthsrofrliferandrisrdocumentedrasrthernumberrofrdeathsrinrrelationrtor1,000rliverbirt
hs.rTherinfantrmortalityrraterisrusedrasranrindexrofrthergeneralrhealthrofrarcountry;rgenerally
,rthisrstatisticrisronerofrthermostrsignificantrmeasuresrofrchildren'srhealth.rInr2007,rtherinfa
ntrmortalityrraterinrtherUnitedrStatesrwasr6.8rperr1,000rliverbirths.rTherinfantrmortalityrrate
rvariesrgreatlyrfromrstatertorstaterasrwellrasrbetweenrethnicrgroups. NURSINGTB.COM
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, ESSENTIALSrOFrPEDIATRICrNURSINGr3RDrEDITIONrKYLErTESTrBANK
Origin:r Chapterr1,r1
1. Thernurserprovidingrfamily-
centeredrcarerinrarhospitalrsettingrreflectsronrtherfocusrofrtherhealthrcarerprovidedrinrtoday'
srsociety.rWhichrstatementrbestrdescribesrthercurrentrdefinitionrofrhealth?
A) Healthrisrdescribedrasr'anrabsencerofrdisease.'
B) Healthrisrmeasuredrbyrmonitoringrmortalityrandrmorbidityrofrargroup.
C) Healthrisrarstaterofrcompleterphysical,rmental,randrsocialrwell-being.
D) Technologicalrgainsrmaderinrhealthrcarerarersharedrequallyramongrallrchildren.rAn
s:rC
Feedback:
Inrtherpast,rhealthrwasrdefinedrsimplyrasrtherabsencerofrdisease;rhealthrwasrmeasuredrbyrmo
nitoringrthermortalityrandrmorbidityrofrargroup.rOverrtherpastrcentury,rhowever,rtherfocusro
frhealthrhasrshiftedrtordiseaserprevention,rhealthrpromotion,randrwellness.rTherWorldrHealt
hrOrganizationr(2013)rdefinesrhealthrasr"arstaterofrcompleterphysical,rmental,randrsocialrwe
ll-
being,randrnotrmerelyrtherabsencerofrdiseaserorrinfirmity."rThergainsrinrchildrhealthrhaverbe
enrhuge,rbut,runfortunately,rthesergainsrarernotrsharedrequallyramongrallrchildren.
Origin:r Chapterr1,r2
2. TherstudentrnurserisrlearningraboutrtherpastrhistoryrofrchildrhealthrandrhealthrcarerinrtherUnit
edrStates.rWhichrstatementraccuratelyrreflectsrtherconditionrofrhealthrcarerinrtherpastrandrc
urrentrcenturies?
A) Inr pastr centuriesrinrther U nNi t Ue dR SSI tNa Gt eTs B, r.tCheOM
health rofr thercountryrwasrbetterrthanritr isrtod
ayrduertorthersimplerrstylerofrliving.
B) Inrthercurrentrcentury,rmortalityrratesrarerhigh,rbutrliferexpectancyrhasrincreasedrdu
ertortechnologicalradvances.
C) Inrtherlatereighteenthrandrearlyrnineteenthrcenturiesrurbanrpublicrhealthrim
provementsrmadercitiesrhealthierrplacesrforrgrowingrchildren.
D) Byrtherlatertwentiethrcenturyrunintentionalrinjuriesrratherrthanrinfectiousrdiseasesrha
drbecomertherleadingrcauserofrdeathrforrchildrenrolderrthanr1ryearrold.
Ans:r D
Feedback:
InrpastrcenturiesrinrtherUnitedrStates,rtherhealthrofrthercountryrwasrpoorerrthanritrisrtoday;rm
ortalityrratesrwererhighrandrliferexpectancyrwasrshort.rOverrtheryearsrtherhealthrofrchildrenrr
eceivedrmorerandrmorerattention,rleadingrtorarbetterrunderstandingrofrsourcesrofrillnessrandr
improvementsrinrsanitation,rwater,randrnutrition.rAsrarresult,rbyrtherlatertwentiethrcenturyru
nintentionalrinjuriesrratherrthanrinfectiousrdiseasesrhadrbecomertherleadingrcauserofrdeathrf
orrchildrenrolderrthanr1ryearrold.
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, ESSENTIALSrOFrPEDIATRICrNURSINGr3RDrEDITIONrKYLErTESTrBANK
Origin:r Chapterr1,r3
3. Thernurserisradministeringrarnumberrofrtherapeuticrinterventionsrforrneonates,rinfants,ran
drchildrenronrtherpediatricrunit.rWhichrinterventionrcontributesrtoranrincreaserinrchronicri
llnessrseenrinrearlyrchildhood?
A) Administeringrantibioticsrtorpreventrlethalrinfections
B) Vaccinatingrchildrenrtorpreventrchildhoodrdiseases
C) Usingrmechanicalrventilationrforrprematurerinfants
D) Usingrcorticosteroidsrasrartreatmentrforrasthmar
Ans:rC
Feedback:
Usingrmechanicalrventilationrandrmedicationsrtorfosterrlungrdevelopmentrinrprematurerinfan
tsrincreasesrtheirrsurvivalrrate.rYetrtherinfantsrwhorsurviverareroftenrfacedrwithrmyriadrchron
icrillnesses.rAdministeringrantibioticsrtorpreventrlethalrinfections,rvaccinatingrchildrenrtorpr
eventrchildhoodrdiseases,randrusingrcorticosteroidsrasrartreatmentrforrasthmarmayrcausersider
effects,rbutrdornotrcontributertorchronicrillnessrinrchildren.
Origin:r Chapterr1,r4
4. ThernurserisrreviewingrarcopyrofrtherU.S.rSurgeonrGeneral'srReport,rHealthyrPeople.
Whichrnursingractionrbestrreflectsrthernurserfosteringrthisrhealthrcareragenda?
A) Thernursersignsruprforrclassesrtorobtainranradvancedrdegreerinrnursing
B) Thernurservolunteersratrarlocalrhealthrcarerclinicrprovidingrfreervaccinationsrforrlo
w-incomerpopulationsrNURSINGTB.COM
C) Thernurserperformsranrin-serviceronrbasicrhospitalrequipmentrforrstudentrnurses
D) Thernursercompilesrnursingrarticlesronrevidence-
basedrpracticesrinrnursingrtorpresentratrarhospitalrtrainingrseminar
Ans:r B
Feedback:
HealthyrPeoplerisrarcomprehensiverhealthrpromotionrandrdiseaserpreventionragendarthatrisr
workingrtowardrimprovingrtherquantityrandrqualityrofrliferforrallrAmericansr(U.S.rDepartm
entrofrHealthrandrHumanrServices,r2010).rOverarchingrgoalsrarertoreliminaterpreventablerd
isease,rdisability,rinjury,randrprematurerdeath;rachieverhealthrequity,reliminaterdisparities,r
andrimprovertherhealthrofrallrgroups;rcreaterphysicalrandrsocialrenvironmentsrthatrpromoter
goodrhealth;randrpromoterhealthyrdevelopmentrandrbehaviorsracrossreveryrstagerofrlife.rVo
lunteeringratrarlocalrhealthrcarerclinicrdirectlyrreflectsrthergoalrofrimprovingrtherhealthrofrallr
groupsrofrpeople.rSigningruprforrclasses,rperformingrin-
servicesronrequipment,randrcompilingrnursingrarticlesronrevidence-
basedrpracticesrinrnursingrarerallrworthwhileractivitiesrthatrfosterrhealthrcarerdelivery,rbutra
rernotrasrdirectlyrlinkedrtortheragendarofrpromotingrhealthrinrthercommunity.
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, ESSENTIALSrOFrPEDIATRICrNURSINGr3RDrEDITIONrKYLErTESTrBANK
Origin:r Chapterr1,r5
5. TherneonatalrnurserresearchesrtherneonatalrandrmortalityrratesrinrtherUnitedrStates.rWh
ichrstatementsraccuratelyrdescriberthesermeasurementsrofrchildrhealth?rSelectrallrthatrap
ply.
A) Neonatalrmortalityrisrthernumberrofrinfantrdeathsroccurringrinrtherfirstr28rdaysrofrlifer
perr1,000rliverbirths.
B) Therinfantrmortalityrraterrefersrtorthernumberrofrdeathsroccurringrinrtherfirstr6rmo
nthsrofrlife.
C) Neonatalrmortalityrisrdocumentedrasrthernumberrofrdeathsrinrrelationrtor1,000rliverbirt
hs.
D) Therinfantrmortalityrraterisrusedrasranrindexrofrthergeneralrhealthrofrarcountry.
E) Inr2007,rtherinfantrmortalityrraterinrtherUnitedrStatesrwasr6.8rperr1,000rliverbirths.
F) Therinfantrmortalityrraterisrconsistentrfromrstatertorstaterasrwellrasrbetweenrethnicrgro
ups.
Ans:r A,rC,rD,rE
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Neonatalrmortalityrisrthernumberrofrinfantrdeathsroccurringrinrtherfirstr28rdaysrofrliferperr1
,000rliverbirths.rTherinfantrmortalityrraterrefersrtorthernumberrofrdeathsroccurringrinrtherfir
str12rmonthsrofrliferandrisrdocumentedrasrthernumberrofrdeathsrinrrelationrtor1,000rliverbirt
hs.rTherinfantrmortalityrraterisrusedrasranrindexrofrthergeneralrhealthrofrarcountry;rgenerally
,rthisrstatisticrisronerofrthermostrsignificantrmeasuresrofrchildren'srhealth.rInr2007,rtherinfa
ntrmortalityrraterinrtherUnitedrStatesrwasr6.8rperr1,000rliverbirths.rTherinfantrmortalityrrate
rvariesrgreatlyrfromrstatertorstaterasrwellrasrbetweenrethnicrgroups. NURSINGTB.COM
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