WONG - Chapter 1: Perspectives of
Pediatric Nursing Practice Questions and
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The clinic nurse is reviewing statistics on infant mortality for the United States versus other countries.
Compared with other countries that have a population of at least 25 million, the nurse makes which
determination?
a. The United States is ranked last among 27 countries.
b. The United States is ranked similar to 20 other developed countries.
c. The United States is ranked in the middle of 20 other developed countries.
d. The United States is ranked highest among 27 other industrialized countries. - ✔✔answer ANS: A
Although the death rate has decreased, the United States still ranks last in infant mortality among
nations with a population of at least 25 million. The United States has the highest infant death rate of
developed nations.
Which is the leading cause of death in infants younger than 1 year in the United States?
a. Congenital anomalies
b. Sudden infant death syndrome
c. Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight
d. Maternal complications specific to the perinatal period - ✔✔answer ANS: A
Congenital anomalies account for 20.1% of deaths in infants younger than 1 year compared with sudden
infant death syndrome, which accounts for 8.2%; disorders related to short gestation and unspecified
low birth weight, which account for 16.5%; and maternal complications such as infections specific to the
perinatal period, which account for 6.1% of deaths in infants younger than 1 year of age.
What is the major cause of death for children older than 1 year in the United States?
a. Heart disease
b. Childhood cancer
c. Unintentional injuries
d. Congenital anomalies - ✔✔answer ANS: C
,Unintentional injuries (accidents) are the leading cause of death after age 1 year through adolescence.
The leading cause of death for those younger than 1 year is congenital anomalies, and childhood cancers
and heart disease cause a significantly lower percentage of deaths in children older than 1 year of age.
In addition to injuries, what are the leading causes of death in adolescents ages 15 to 19 years?
a. Suicide and cancer
b. Suicide and homicide
c. Drowning and cancer
d. Homicide and heart disease - ✔✔answer ANS: B
Suicide and homicide account for 16.7% of deaths in this age group. Suicide and cancer account for
10.9% of deaths, heart disease and cancer account for approximately 5.5%, and homicide and heart
disease account for 10.9% of the deaths in this age group.
The nurse is planning a teaching session to adolescents about deaths by unintentional injuries. Which
should the nurse include in the session with regard to deaths caused by injuries?
a. More deaths occur in males.
b. More deaths occur in females.
c. The pattern of deaths does not vary according to age and sex.
d. The pattern of deaths does not vary widely among different ethnic groups. - ✔✔answer ANS: A
The majority of deaths from unintentional injuries occur in males. The pattern of death does vary greatly
among different ethnic groups, and the causes of unintentional deaths vary with age and gender.
What do mortality statistics describe?
a. Disease occurring regularly within a geographic location
b. The number of individuals who have died over a specific period
c. The prevalence of specific illness in the population at a particular time
d. Disease occurring in more than the number of expected cases in a community - ✔✔answer ANS: B
Mortality statistics refer to the number of individuals who have died over a specific period.
Morbidity statistics show the prevalence of specific illness in the population at a particular time. Data
regarding disease within a geographic region, or in greater than expected numbers in a community, may
be extrapolated from analyzing the morbidity statistics
, The nurse should assess which age group for suicide ideation since suicide in which age group is the
third leading cause of death?
a. Preschoolers
b. Young school age
c. Middle school age
d. Late school age and adolescents - ✔✔answer ANS: D
Suicide is the third leading cause of death in children ages 10 to 19 years; therefore, the age group
should be late school age and adolescents. Suicide is not one of the leading causes of death for
preschool and young or middle school-aged children.
Parents of a hospitalized toddler ask the nurse, "What is meant by family-centered care?" The nurse
should respond with which statement?
a. Family-centered care reduces the effect of cultural diversity on the family.
b. Family-centered care encourages family dependence on the health care system.
c. Family-centered care recognizes that the family is the constant in a child's life.
d. Family-centered care avoids expecting families to be part of the decision-making process. -
✔✔answer ANS: C
The three key components of family-centered care are respect, collaboration, and support. Family-
centered care recognizes the family as the constant in the child's life. The family should be enabled and
empowered to work with the health care system and is expected to be part of the decision-making
process. The nurse should also support the family's cultural diversity, not reduce its effect.
The nurse is describing clinical reasoning to a group of nursing students. Which is most descriptive of
clinical reasoning?
a. Purposeful and goal directed
b. A simple developmental process
c. Based on deliberate and irrational thought
d. Assists individuals in guessing what is most appropriate - ✔✔answer ANS: A
Clinical reasoning is a complex developmental process based on rational and deliberate thought. When
thinking is clear, precise, accurate, relevant, consistent, and fair, a logical connection develops between
the elements of thought and the problem at hand.
Pediatric Nursing Practice Questions and
100% verified answers 2025/2026 latest
update
The clinic nurse is reviewing statistics on infant mortality for the United States versus other countries.
Compared with other countries that have a population of at least 25 million, the nurse makes which
determination?
a. The United States is ranked last among 27 countries.
b. The United States is ranked similar to 20 other developed countries.
c. The United States is ranked in the middle of 20 other developed countries.
d. The United States is ranked highest among 27 other industrialized countries. - ✔✔answer ANS: A
Although the death rate has decreased, the United States still ranks last in infant mortality among
nations with a population of at least 25 million. The United States has the highest infant death rate of
developed nations.
Which is the leading cause of death in infants younger than 1 year in the United States?
a. Congenital anomalies
b. Sudden infant death syndrome
c. Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight
d. Maternal complications specific to the perinatal period - ✔✔answer ANS: A
Congenital anomalies account for 20.1% of deaths in infants younger than 1 year compared with sudden
infant death syndrome, which accounts for 8.2%; disorders related to short gestation and unspecified
low birth weight, which account for 16.5%; and maternal complications such as infections specific to the
perinatal period, which account for 6.1% of deaths in infants younger than 1 year of age.
What is the major cause of death for children older than 1 year in the United States?
a. Heart disease
b. Childhood cancer
c. Unintentional injuries
d. Congenital anomalies - ✔✔answer ANS: C
,Unintentional injuries (accidents) are the leading cause of death after age 1 year through adolescence.
The leading cause of death for those younger than 1 year is congenital anomalies, and childhood cancers
and heart disease cause a significantly lower percentage of deaths in children older than 1 year of age.
In addition to injuries, what are the leading causes of death in adolescents ages 15 to 19 years?
a. Suicide and cancer
b. Suicide and homicide
c. Drowning and cancer
d. Homicide and heart disease - ✔✔answer ANS: B
Suicide and homicide account for 16.7% of deaths in this age group. Suicide and cancer account for
10.9% of deaths, heart disease and cancer account for approximately 5.5%, and homicide and heart
disease account for 10.9% of the deaths in this age group.
The nurse is planning a teaching session to adolescents about deaths by unintentional injuries. Which
should the nurse include in the session with regard to deaths caused by injuries?
a. More deaths occur in males.
b. More deaths occur in females.
c. The pattern of deaths does not vary according to age and sex.
d. The pattern of deaths does not vary widely among different ethnic groups. - ✔✔answer ANS: A
The majority of deaths from unintentional injuries occur in males. The pattern of death does vary greatly
among different ethnic groups, and the causes of unintentional deaths vary with age and gender.
What do mortality statistics describe?
a. Disease occurring regularly within a geographic location
b. The number of individuals who have died over a specific period
c. The prevalence of specific illness in the population at a particular time
d. Disease occurring in more than the number of expected cases in a community - ✔✔answer ANS: B
Mortality statistics refer to the number of individuals who have died over a specific period.
Morbidity statistics show the prevalence of specific illness in the population at a particular time. Data
regarding disease within a geographic region, or in greater than expected numbers in a community, may
be extrapolated from analyzing the morbidity statistics
, The nurse should assess which age group for suicide ideation since suicide in which age group is the
third leading cause of death?
a. Preschoolers
b. Young school age
c. Middle school age
d. Late school age and adolescents - ✔✔answer ANS: D
Suicide is the third leading cause of death in children ages 10 to 19 years; therefore, the age group
should be late school age and adolescents. Suicide is not one of the leading causes of death for
preschool and young or middle school-aged children.
Parents of a hospitalized toddler ask the nurse, "What is meant by family-centered care?" The nurse
should respond with which statement?
a. Family-centered care reduces the effect of cultural diversity on the family.
b. Family-centered care encourages family dependence on the health care system.
c. Family-centered care recognizes that the family is the constant in a child's life.
d. Family-centered care avoids expecting families to be part of the decision-making process. -
✔✔answer ANS: C
The three key components of family-centered care are respect, collaboration, and support. Family-
centered care recognizes the family as the constant in the child's life. The family should be enabled and
empowered to work with the health care system and is expected to be part of the decision-making
process. The nurse should also support the family's cultural diversity, not reduce its effect.
The nurse is describing clinical reasoning to a group of nursing students. Which is most descriptive of
clinical reasoning?
a. Purposeful and goal directed
b. A simple developmental process
c. Based on deliberate and irrational thought
d. Assists individuals in guessing what is most appropriate - ✔✔answer ANS: A
Clinical reasoning is a complex developmental process based on rational and deliberate thought. When
thinking is clear, precise, accurate, relevant, consistent, and fair, a logical connection develops between
the elements of thought and the problem at hand.
