TEST BANK
Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children
12th Edition by Marilyn J. Hockenberry,
Chapters 1 - 34 | All Chapters
,
,Chapter 01: Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What his hthe h major hcause hof h death hfor hchildren h older h than h 1 h year hin h the hUnited h States?
a. Heart hdisease
b. Childhood h cancer
c. Unintentional h injuries
d. Congenital
hanomalies hANSWER: hC
Unintentional h injuries h (accidents) h are h the h leading h cause h of h death h after h age h 1 h year h through
h adolescence. h The hleading hcause hof hdeath hfor hthose hyounger hthan h1 hyear his hcongenital hanomalies, hand
hchildhood hcancers hand hheart hdisease h cause h a h significantly h lower h percentage h of h deaths h in h children
h older h than h 1 h year h of h age.
DIF: hCognitive h Level: hUnderstanding
MSC: h Client hNeeds: h Health h Promotion h and hMaintenance
2. The hclinic hnurse his hreviewing hstatistics hon hinfant hmortality hfor hthe hUnited hStates hversus hother
hcountries. hCompared h with h other h countries h that h have h a h population h of h at h least h 25 h million,
h the h nurse h makes h which hdetermination?
a. The hUnited h States his hranked hlast hamong h27 h countries.
b. The hUnited h States his h ranked h similar hto h 20 h other hdeveloped h countries.
c. The hUnited h States his hranked hin h the hmiddle hof h 20 hother hdeveloped h countries.
d. The hUnited h States his hranked h highest hamong h 27 h other h industrialized h countries.
ANSWER: h A
Although hthe hdeath h rate hhas h decreased, hthe h United h States h still hranks h last hin h infant h mortality h among
h nations h with ha hpopulation h of h at h least h 25 h million. hThe hUnited h States h has h the h highest hinfant
h death h rate h of h developed hnations.
DIF: h Cognitive h Level: h Remembering
TOP: hNursing h Process: h Assessment h MSC: h Client h Needs: hHealth h Promotion h and h Maintenance
3. The hnurse his hplanning ha hteaching hsession hto hadolescents habout hdeaths hby hunintentional hinjuries.
hWhich hshould hthe hnurse h include h in h the hsession h with h regard h to h deaths h caused h by h injuries?
a. More hdeaths h occur h in hmales.
, b. More hdeaths hoccur hin h females.
c. The pattern h of hdeaths h does hnot h vary h according h to hage hand h sex.
Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children
12th Edition by Marilyn J. Hockenberry,
Chapters 1 - 34 | All Chapters
,
,Chapter 01: Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What his hthe h major hcause hof h death hfor hchildren h older h than h 1 h year hin h the hUnited h States?
a. Heart hdisease
b. Childhood h cancer
c. Unintentional h injuries
d. Congenital
hanomalies hANSWER: hC
Unintentional h injuries h (accidents) h are h the h leading h cause h of h death h after h age h 1 h year h through
h adolescence. h The hleading hcause hof hdeath hfor hthose hyounger hthan h1 hyear his hcongenital hanomalies, hand
hchildhood hcancers hand hheart hdisease h cause h a h significantly h lower h percentage h of h deaths h in h children
h older h than h 1 h year h of h age.
DIF: hCognitive h Level: hUnderstanding
MSC: h Client hNeeds: h Health h Promotion h and hMaintenance
2. The hclinic hnurse his hreviewing hstatistics hon hinfant hmortality hfor hthe hUnited hStates hversus hother
hcountries. hCompared h with h other h countries h that h have h a h population h of h at h least h 25 h million,
h the h nurse h makes h which hdetermination?
a. The hUnited h States his hranked hlast hamong h27 h countries.
b. The hUnited h States his h ranked h similar hto h 20 h other hdeveloped h countries.
c. The hUnited h States his hranked hin h the hmiddle hof h 20 hother hdeveloped h countries.
d. The hUnited h States his hranked h highest hamong h 27 h other h industrialized h countries.
ANSWER: h A
Although hthe hdeath h rate hhas h decreased, hthe h United h States h still hranks h last hin h infant h mortality h among
h nations h with ha hpopulation h of h at h least h 25 h million. hThe hUnited h States h has h the h highest hinfant
h death h rate h of h developed hnations.
DIF: h Cognitive h Level: h Remembering
TOP: hNursing h Process: h Assessment h MSC: h Client h Needs: hHealth h Promotion h and h Maintenance
3. The hnurse his hplanning ha hteaching hsession hto hadolescents habout hdeaths hby hunintentional hinjuries.
hWhich hshould hthe hnurse h include h in h the hsession h with h regard h to h deaths h caused h by h injuries?
a. More hdeaths h occur h in hmales.
, b. More hdeaths hoccur hin h females.
c. The pattern h of hdeaths h does hnot h vary h according h to hage hand h sex.
