Children, 12th Edition (Hockenberry, 2024),
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,Chapterl01:lPerspectivesloflPediatriclNursing
MULTIPLElCHOICE
1. Whatlislthelmajorlcauselofldeathlforlchildrenlolderlthanl1lyearlinlthelUnitedlStates?
a. Heartldisease
b. Childhoodlcancer
c. Unintentionallinjuries
d. Congenitallanomali
eslANSWER:lC
Unintentionall injuriesl (accidents)l arel thel leadingl causel ofl deathl afterl agel 1l yearl throughl adoles
cence.l Thelleadinglcauselofldeathlforlthoselyoungerlthanl1lyearlislcongenitallanomalies,landlchildho
odlcancerslandlheartldiseasel causel al significantlyl lowerl percentagel ofl deathsl inl childrenl olderl th
anl 1l yearl ofl age.
DIF:lCognitivelLevel:lUnderstanding
MSC:lClientlNeeds:lHealthlPromotionlandlMaintenance
2. ThelcliniclnurselislreviewinglstatisticslonlinfantlmortalitylforlthelUnitedlStateslversuslotherlcoun
tries.lComparedl withl otherl countriesl thatl havel al populationl ofl atl leastl 25l million,l thel nurse
l makesl whichldetermination?
a. ThelUnitedlStateslislrankedllastlamongl27lcountries.
b. ThelUnitedlStateslislrankedlsimilarltol20lotherldevelopedlcountries.
c. ThelUnitedlStateslislrankedlinlthelmiddlelofl20lotherldevelopedlcountries.
d. ThelUnitedlStateslislrankedlhighestlamongl27lotherlindustrializedlcountries.
ANSWER:lA
Althoughltheldeathlratelhasldecreased,lthelUnitedlStateslstilllranksllastlinlinfantlmortalitylamongln
ationslwithlalpopulationloflatlleastl25lmillion.lThelUnitedlStateslhaslthelhighestlinfantldeathl ratel
ofldevelopedlnations.
DIF:lCognitivelLevel:lRemembering
TOP:lNursinglProcess:lAssessmentlMSC:lClientlNeeds:lHealthlPromotionlandlMaintenance
3. Thelnurselislplanninglalteachinglsessionltoladolescentslaboutldeathslbylunintentionallinjuries.lWhich
lshouldlthelnursel includel inl thelsessionl withl regardl tol deathsl causedl byl injuries?
a. Moreldeathsloccurlinlmales.
, b. Moreldeathsloccurlinlfemales.
c. The patternlofldeathsldoeslnotlvarylaccordingltolagelandlsex.