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Chapter
j 1.j Perspectives ofj Pediatricj j Nursing
MULTIPLEjCHOICE
1.jThejclinicjnursejisjreviewingjstatisticsjonjinfantjmortalityjforjthejU
nitedjStatesjversusjotherjcountries.jComparedjwithjotherjcountriesjth
atjhavejajpopulationjofjatjleastj25jmillion,jthejnurse
makesjwhichjdetermination?
a. ThejUnitedjStatesjisjrankedjlastjamongj27jcountries.
b. ThejUnitedjStatesjisjrankedjsimilarjtoj20jother
developedjcountries.
c. ThejUnitedjStatesjisjrankedjinjthejmiddlejofj20jother
developedjcountries.
d.j ThejUnitedjStatesjisjrankedjhighestjamongj27jotherjindustrializedjcountries.
ANS:jA
Althoughjthejdeathjratejhasjdecreased,jthejUnitedjStatesjstilljranksjlastjinjinfantjmortalityjamongjnati
onsjwithjajpopulationjofjatjleastj25jmillion.jThejUnitedjStatesjhasjthejhighestjinfantjdeathjratejofjdev
elopedjnations.
DIF:jCognitivejLevel:jRememberingjREF:jdl.j6
TOP:jNursingjProcess:jAssessmentjMSC:jClientjNeeds:jHealthjPromotionjandjMaintenance
2.jWhichjisjthejleadingjcausejofjdeathjinjinfantsjyoungerjthanj1jyearjinjthejUnitedjStates?
a. Congenitaljanomalies
b. Suddenjinfantjdeathjsyndrome
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c. Disordersjrelatedjtojshortjgestationjandjlowjbirthjweight
d.
Maternaljcomplicationsjspecificjtojthejperinataljperiodj
ANS:jA
Congenitaljanomaliesjaccountjforj20.1%jofjdeathsjinjinfantsjyoungerjthanj1jyearjcomparedjwithjsudd
enjinfantjdeathjsyndrome,jwhichjaccountsjforj8.2%;jdisordersjrelatedjtojshortjgestationjandjunspecifie
djlowjbirthjweight,jwhichjaccountjforj16.5%;jandjmaternaljcomplicationsjsuchjasjinfectionsjspecificjt
ojthejperinataljperiod,jwhichjaccountjforj6.1%jofjdeathsjinjinfantsjyoungerjthanj1jyearjofjage.
DIF:jCognitivejLevel:jRememberingjREF:jdl.j7jTOP:jNursingjProcess:jPlanningjMSC:
jClientjNeeds:jHealthjPromotionjandjMaintenance
3.jWhatjisjthejmajorjcausejofjdeathjforjchildrenjolderjthanj1jyearjinjthejUnitedjStates?
a. Heartjdisease
b. Childhoodjcancer
c. Unintentionaljinjuries
d.
Congenitaljanomalies
ANS:jC
j e
Unintentionaljinjuriesj(accidents)jarejthejleadingjcausejofjdeathjafterjagej1jyearjthroughjadolescence.jThejleadingjcausjofj
deathjforjthosejyoungerjthanj1jyearjisjcongenitaljanomalies,jandjchildhoodjcancersjandjheartjdiseasejcausejajsignificantly
jlowerjpercentagejofjdeathsjinjchildrenjolderjthanj1jyearjofjage.
DIF:jCognitivejLevel:jUnderstandingjREF:jdl.j7jTOP:jNursingjProcess:jPlanningjMSC:j
ClientjNeeds:jHealthjPromotionjandjMaintenance
4. Injadditionjtojinjuries,jwhatjarejthejleadingjcausesjofjdeathjinjadolescentsjagesj15jtoj19jyears?
a. Suicidejandjcancer
b. Suicidejandjhomicide
c. Drowningjandjcancer
, d.
Homicidejandjheartj
diseasejANS:jB
Suicidejandjhomicidejaccountjforj16.7%jofjdeathsjinjthisjagejgroup.jSuicidejandjcancerjaccountjforj
10.9%jofjdeaths,jheartjdiseasejandjcancerjaccountjforjapproximatelyj5.5%,jandjhomicidejandjheartjd
iseasejaccountjforj10.9%jofjthejdeathsjinjthisjagejgroup.
DIF:jCognitivejLevel:jRememberingjREF:jdl.j7jTOP:jNursingjProcess:jPlanningjMSC:
jClientjNeeds:jHealthjPromotionjandjMaintenance
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5.jThejnursejisjplanningjajteachingjsessionjtojadolescentsjaboutjdeathsjbyjunintentionaljinjuries.jWhic
hjshouldjthejnursejincludejinjthejsessionjwithjregardjtojdeathsjcausedjbyjinjuries?
a. Morejdeathsjoccurjinjmales.
b. Morejdeathsjoccurjinjfemales.
c. Thejpatternjofjdeathsjdoesjnotjvaryjaccordingjtojagejandjsex.
d.
Thejpatternjofjdeathsjdoesjnotjvaryjwidelyjamongjdifferentjethnicjgroups.jA
NS:jA
Thejmajorityjofjdeathsjfromjunintentionaljinjuriesjoccurjinjmales.jThejpatternjofjdeathjdoesjvaryjgreatl
yjamongjdifferentjethnicjgroups,jandjthejcausesjofjunintentionaljdeathsjvaryjwithjagejandjgender.
DIF:jCognitivejLevel:jApplyingjREF:jpp.j7-
8jTOP:jIntegratedjProcess:jTeaching/Learning
MSC:jClientjNeeds:jHealthjPromotionjandjMaintenance
6.jWhatjdojmortalityjstatisticsjdescribe?
a. Diseasejoccurringjregularlyjwithinjajgeographicjlocation
b. Thejnumberjofjindividualsjwhojhavejdiedjoverjajspecificjperiod
c. Thejprevalencejofjspecificjillnessjinjthejpopulationjatjajparticularjtime
d.
Diseasejoccurringjinjmorejthanjthejnumberjofjexpectedjcasesjinjajco
mmunityjANS:jB
Mortalityjstatisticsjreferjtojthejnumberjofjindividualsjwhojhavejdiedjoverjajspecificjperiod.jMorbidityj
statisticsjshowjthejprevalencejofjspecificjillnessjinjthejpopulationjatjajparticularjtime.jDatajregardingjd
iseasejwithinjajgeographicjregion,jorjinjgreaterjthanjexpectedjnumbersjinjajcommunity,jmayjbejextrap
olatedjfromjanalyzingjthejmorbidityjstatistics.
DIF:jCognitivejLevel:jRememberingjREF:jdl.j3jTOP:jNursingjProcess:jPlanningjMSC:
jClientjNeeds:jHealthjPromotionjandjMaintenance
7.jThejnursejshouldjassessjwhichjagejgroupjforjsuicidejideationjsincejsuicidejinjwhichjagejgroupjisjth
ejthirdjleadingjcausejofjdeath?
a. Preschoolers
b. Youngjschooljage
c. Middlejschooljage