Chapter y u 1: Health Status of Children: Global and
yu National y u Perspectives
,1. Which y u y u region globally has the y u y u highest infant mortality rate?
A. Indonesia
B. Southern Asia
C. SubSaharan Africa Correct
D. Syria
2. The y u primary y u care y u pediatric y u nurse y u practitioner
y u understands y u that, to yu y u achieve y u the
greatest y u worldwide
reduction y u in childy u y u mortality y u from y u pneumonia y u and y u diarrhea, y u which
yu interventionis y u most y u effective?
A. Antibiotics
B. Optimal nutrition
C. Vaccinations yu yu Correct
D. Water purification
3. Which is true y u y u y u y u about the health y u y u y u status of
children y u y u in the United
y u y u y u y u States?
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A. Globalism has y u y u relatively y u little y u impact y u y u on y u child y u y u health y u measures y u in
the U.S.
y u y u
B. Obesity rates among 2to5yearolds have
yu shown y u a y u recentsignificant
decrease. Correct
.
C.The y u rate y u of y u household y u poverty y u is y u lower
y u than y u in other yu economically y u developed
y u nations.
D. Young y u children y u who y u attend y u preschool y u or y u day
y u care y u have higher food yu y u insecurity.
4. The y u primary y u care y u pediatric y u nurse y u practitioner
y u understands y u that y u a y u major y u child
health y u outcome y u associated with worldwide y u climate y u y u change y u is
A. cost of living.
B. education.
C. nutrition. Correct
D. pollution.
,5. When y u providing y u well child y u y u care y u for y u an infant
y u y u in the y u
y u first year
y u y u of y u life, y u the y u primary
care y u pediatric y u nurse y u practitioner y u is y u adhering y u to the
y u y u most y u recent
y u American Academy yu y u of
PediatricsRecommendations y u for Preventive
y u y u Pediatric y u Health Care y u
guidelines y u y u by
A. focusing y u less y u on development
y u y u and y u more y u on
y u illness prevention and
yu y u nutrition.
B. following y u guidelines y u established y u by y u theBright y u Futures y u publication.
C. scheduling wellbaby visits y u to
y u coincide with yu y u key
developmentalmilestones. Correct yu
D. seeing the infant at ages 2, 4, 6, and 12 months when
yu immunizations y u are y u due.
Chapter 2. Unique Issues in Pediatrics
1. A y u nurse y u is explaining
y u y u the y u therapeutic milieu y u to y u a
y u new y u nurse. The yu best y u explanation y u of
y u this term
y u y u would y u be:
1. The place y u y u where the y u y u child y u is y u receiving y u care.
, 2. Group therapy.
3. Personal interactions y u y u between y u patients y u and staff. y u
4. All of the above y u y u y u
y u are correct. ANS:
yu y u
y u 4
2. A y u 16-year-old y u male y u has y u received y u a pink-slip
y u y u from
y u the police for y u yu y u inpatient y u psychiatric y u treatment. y u The
y u teen
has y u been y u expressing y u thoughts y u of y u hanging y u himself y u because y u Life y u sucks.
The y u nursing y u staff y u should
y u consider placing the yu yu y u child:
1. With y u peers.
2. In y u y u an y u y u area where y u y u he y u y u can be y u y u watched one-on-one.
3. With a y u y u roommate that is expressing the same concerns.
4. In y u an y u area close y u
y u to y u an external yu y u door.
y u ANS: y u 2
3. Learning disabilities in children have scientifically been linked
yu y u yu y u yu y u yu y u to:
1. Poor nutrition.
2. The y u environment y u in y u which y u the y u child y u y u lives.
3. Genetics.
4. Watching y u more y u than y u four y u hours y u of
y u television a day. yu y u y u ANS: y u 3
4. A y u mental y u health y u nurse y u has y u assessed y u a child
y u y u and
y u determined y u that the yu child y u exhibits y u behavioral y u challenges.
When the y u y u school nurse explains this y u to y u a
teacher,y u the y u best description wouldbe: yu
.
1. The y u child may y u exhibit physical outbursts.
2. The y u child y u may y u exhibit y u violence y u toward y u others.
3. The y u child y u y u may be y u y u defiant or have y u y u tantrums.
4. The child will need special yu y u yu y u
yu interventions for yu y u learning. y u ANS: y u 3
5. A y u child y u that y u has y u not exhibited y u y u enuresis y u in four y u
y u years y u has exhibited yu this y u behavior y u pattern y u for y u the
y u last y u week.
The reason y u y u a y u child may revert back y u to y u this
behavior
y u pattern is because of: y u yu
1. Hallucinations.
2. Behavioral challenges.
3. Delusions.
4. Stress.