Test Bank for Essentials of Pediatric Nursing 3rd Edition By Theresa Kyle, Susan Carman|9781451192384| All Chapters 1-29| LATEST 2025

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1. The nurse providing family-
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centered care in a hospital setting reflects on the focus of the health care provided i
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n today's society. Which statement best describes the current definition of health?
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A) Health is described as 'an absence of disease.' nm nm nm nm nm nm nm



B) Health is measured by monitoring mortality and morbidity of a group.
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C) Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.
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D) Technological gains made in health care are shared equally among all childre nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm



n. Ans: C
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In the past, health was defined simply as the absence of disease; health was measured
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by monitoring the mortality and morbidity of a group. Over the past century, howeve
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r, the focus of health has shifted to disease prevention, health promotion, and wellnes
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s. The World Health Organization (2013) defines health as "a state of complete physi
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cal, mental, and social well-
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being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." The gains in child health
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have been huge, but, unfortunately, these gains are not shared equally among all child
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2. The student nurse is learning about the past history of child health and health care in t
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he United States. Which statement accurately reflects the condition of health care in t
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he past and current centuries?
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A) In past centuries in the U nNi t Ue dR SSI tNa Gt eTs B, .tCheO M
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is today due to the simpler style of living.
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B) In the current century, mortality rates are high, but life expectancy has increase
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d due to technological advances.
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C) In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries urban public healt
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h improvements made cities healthier places for growing children.
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D) By the late twentieth century unintentional injuries rather than infectious disease
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s had become the leading cause of death for children older than 1 year old.
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In past centuries in the United States, the health of the country was poorer than it is t
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oday; mortality rates were high and life expectancy was short. Over the years the healt
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h of children received more and more attention, leading to a better understanding of s
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ources of illness and improvements in sanitation, water, and nutrition. As a result, by
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the late twentieth century unintentional injuries rather than infectious diseases had be
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come the leading cause of death for children older than 1 year old.
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3. 3The nurse is administering a number of therapeutic interventions for neonates, infants
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, and children on the pediatric unit. Which intervention contributes to an increase in
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nmchronic illness seen in early childhood?nm nm nm nm nm



A) Administering antibiotics to prevent lethal infections nm nm nm nm nm



B) Vaccinating children to prevent childhood diseases nm nm nm nm nm



C) Using mechanical ventilation for premature infantsnm nm nm nm nm



D) Using corticosteroids as a treatment for asthma nm nm nm nm nm nm



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Using mechanical ventilation and medications to foster lung development in premature
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infants increases their survival rate. Yet the infants who survive are often faced with
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myriad chronic illnesses. Administering antibiotics to prevent lethal infections, vaccin
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ating children to prevent childhood diseases, and using corticosteroids as a treatment f
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or asthma may cause side effects, but do not contribute to chronic illness in children.
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4. The nurse is reviewing a copy of the U.S. Surgeon General's Report, Healthy People.
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Which nursing action best reflects the nurse fostering this health care agenda?
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A) The nurse signs up for classes to obtain an advanced degree in nursing
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B) The nurse volunteers at a local health care clinic providing free vaccinations f
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or low-income populations NURSINGTB.COM
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C) The nurse performs an in-service on basic hospital equipment for student nurses
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D) The nurse compiles nursing articles on evidence-nm nm nm nm nm nm



based practices in nursing to present at a hospital training seminar
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Healthy People is a comprehensive health promotion and disease prevention agenda tha
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t is working toward improving the quantity and quality of life for all Americans (U.S.
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Department of Health and Human Services, 2010). Overarching goals are to eliminat
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e preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death; achieve health equity, e
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liminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups; create physical and social e
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nvironments that promote good health; and promote healthy development and behavio
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rs across every stage of life. Volunteering at a local health care clinic directly reflects
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mthe goal of improving the health of all groups of people. Signing up for classes, perf
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orming in-services on equipment, and compiling nursing articles on evidence-
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based practices in nursing are all worthwhile activities that foster health care delivery,
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but are not as directly linked to the agenda of promoting health in the community.
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5. 5The neonatal nurse researches the neonatal and mortality rates in the United State
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s. Which statements accurately describe these measurements of child health? Select
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m all that apply.
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A) Neonatal mortality is the number of infant deaths occurring in the first 28 days
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of life per 1,000 live births. nm nm nm nm nm



B) The infant mortality rate refers to the number of deaths occurring in the first
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6 months of life. nm nm nm



C) Neonatal mortality is documented as the number of deaths in relation to 1,000 liv
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D) The infant mortality rate is used as an index of the general health of a country.
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E) In 2007, the infant mortality rate in the United States was 6.8 per 1,000 live birth
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F) The infant mortality rate is consistent from state to state as well as between ethn
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Neonatal mortality is the number of infant deaths occurring in the first 28 days of li
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fe per 1,000 live births. The infant mortality rate refers to the number of deaths occu
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rring in the first 12 months of life and is documented as the number of deaths in rel
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ation to 1,000 live births. The infant mortality rate is used as an index of the general
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health of a country; generally, this statistic is one of the most significant measures o
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f children's health. In 2007, the infant mortality rate in the United States was 6.8 pe
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r 1,000 live births. The infant mortality rate varies greatly from state to state as well
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nmas between ethnic groups.
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