WONGS NURSING CARE OF INFANTS AND
CHILDREN EXAM REVIEW 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ 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 are 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 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 that 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?
CHILDREN EXAM REVIEW 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ 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 are 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 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 that 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?
