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Chapterg01:gPerspectivesgofgPediatricgNursin

ggMULTIPLEgCHOICE

1. ThegclinicgnursegisgreviewinggstatisticsgonginfantgmortalitygforgthegUnitedgStatesgversusgothergcountries.gComp
aredgwithgothergcountriesgthatghavegagpopulationgofgatgleastg25gmillion,gthegnursegmakesgwhichgdetermination?



a. ThegUnitedgStatesgisgrankedglastgamongg27gcountries.




b. ThegUnitedgStatesgisgrankedgsimilargtog20gothergdevelopedgcountries.




c. ThegUnitedgStatesgisgrankedgingthegmiddlegofg20gothergdevelopedgcountries.




d. ThegUnitedgStatesgisgrankedghighestgamongg27gothergindustrializedgcountries.



ANS:gA

Althoughgthegdeathgrateghasgdecreased,gthegUnitedgStatesgstillgranksglastginginfantgmortalitygamonggnationsgwithgag
populationgofgatgleastg25gmillion.gThegUnitedgStatesghasgtheghighestginfantgdeathgrategofgdevelopedgnations.

2. Whichgisgthegleadinggcausegofgdeathginginfantsgyoungergthang1gyeargingthegUnitedgStates?



a. Congenitalganomalies




b. Suddenginfantgdeathgsyndrome




c. Disordersgrelatedgtogshortggestationgandglowgbirthgweight




d. Maternalgcomplicationsgspecificgtogthegperinatalgperiod

,ANS:gA

Congenitalganomaliesgaccountgforg20.1%gofgdeathsginginfantsgyoungergthang1gyeargcomparedgwithgsuddenginfantgd
eathgsyndrome,gwhichgaccountsgforg8.2%;gdisordersgrelatedgtogshortggestationgandgunspecifiedglowgbirthgweight,g
whichgaccountgforg16.5%;gandgmaternalgcomplicationsgsuchgasginfectionsgspecificgtogthegperinatalgperiod,gwhichga
ccountgforg6.1%gofgdeathsginginfantsgyoungergthang1gyeargofgage.

3. Whatgisgthegmajorgcausegofgdeathgforgchildrengoldergthang1gyeargingthegUnitedgStates?



a. Heartgdisease




b. Childhoodgcancer




c. Unintentionalginjuries




d. Congenitalganomalies



ANS:gC

Unintentionalginjuriesg(accidents)garegthegleadinggcausegofgdeathgaftergageg1gyeargthroughgadolescence.gThegleadi
nggcausegofgdeathgforgthosegyoungergthang1gyeargisgcongenitalganomalies,gandgchildhoodgcancersgandgheartgdiseas
egcausegagsignificantlyglowergpercentagegofgdeathsgingchildrengoldergthang1gyeargofgage.

4. Ingadditiongtoginjuries,gwhatgaregthegleadinggcausesgofgdeathgingadolescentsgagesg15gtog19gyears?



a. Suicidegandgcancer




b. Suicidegandghomicide




c. Drowninggandgcancer




d. Homicidegandgheartgdisease

,ANS:gB

Suicidegandghomicidegaccountgforg16.7%gofgdeathsgingthisgageggroup.gSuicidegandgcancergaccountgforg10.9%gofgd
eaths,gheartgdiseasegandgcancergaccountgforgapproximatelyg5.5%,gandghomicidegandgheartgdiseasegaccountgforg10.9
%gofgthegdeathsgingthisgageggroup.

5. Thegnursegisgplanninggagteachinggsessiongtogadolescentsgaboutgdeathsgbygunintentionalginjuries.gWhichgshould
gthegnursegincludegingthegsessiongwithgregardgtogdeathsgcausedgbyginjuries?




a. Moregdeathsgoccurgingmales.




b. Moregdeathsgoccurgingfemales.




c. Thegpatterngofgdeathsgdoesgnotgvarygaccordinggtogagegandgsex.




d. Thegpatterngofgdeathsgdoesgnotgvarygwidelygamonggdifferentgethnicggroups.



ANS:gA

Thegmajoritygofgdeathsgfromgunintentionalginjuriesgoccurgingmales.gThegpatterngofgdeathgdoesgvaryggreatlygamongg
differentgethnicggroups,gandgthegcausesgofgunintentionalgdeathsgvarygwithgagegandggender.

6. Whatgdogmortalitygstatisticsgdescribe?



a. Diseasegoccurringgregularlygwithingaggeographicglocation




b. Thegnumbergofgindividualsgwhoghavegdiedgovergagspecificgperiod




c. Thegprevalencegofgspecificgillnessgingthegpopulationgatgagparticulargtime

, d. Diseasegoccurringgingmoregthangthegnumbergofgexpectedgcasesgingagcommunity



ANS:gB

Mortalitygstatisticsgrefergtogthegnumbergofgindividualsgwhoghavegdiedgovergagspecificgperiod.

Morbiditygstatisticsgshowgthegprevalencegofgspecificgillnessgingthegpopulationgatgagparticulargtime.gDatagregardingg
diseasegwithingaggeographicgregion,gorginggreatergthangexpectedgnumbersgingagcommunity,gmaygbegextrapolatedgfro
mganalyzinggthegmorbiditygstatistics.

7. Thegnursegshouldgassessgwhichgageggroupgforgsuicidegideationgsincegsuicidegingwhichgageggroupgisgthegthirdglea
dinggcausegofgdeath?



a. Preschoolers




b. Younggschoolgage




c. Middlegschoolgage




d. Lategschoolgagegandgadolescents



ANS:gD

Suicidegisgthegthirdgleadinggcausegofgdeathgingchildrengagesg10gtog19gyears;gtherefore,gthegageggroupgshouldgb
eglategschoolgagegandgadolescents.gSuicidegisgnotgonegofgthegleadinggcausesgofgdeathgforgpreschoolgandgyoung
gorgmiddlegschool-agedgchildren.


8. Parentsgofgaghospitalizedgtoddlergaskgthegnurse,g“Whatgisgmeantgbygfamily-
centeredgcare?”gThegnursegshouldgrespondgwithgwhichgstatement?



a. Family-centeredgcaregreducesgthegeffectgofgculturalgdiversitygongthegfamily.