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This Updated/Latest 2025–2026 test bank for Pediatric Nursing, 4th Edition by Susan Ricci, Theresa Kyle, and Susan Carman is a comprehensive educational resource designed to help nursing students develop the knowledge and clinical judgment required to provide safe, family-centered pediatric care. Covering all chapters, this resource includes chapter-by-chapter practice questions, detailed answer rationales, NCLEX-style examinations, clinical case studies, and critical-thinking exercises that reinforce evidence-based pediatric nursing practice. Topics include growth and development, health promotion, nutrition, family-centered care, communication with children and families, pediatric assessment, medication administration, pain management, newborn care, infant, child, and adolescent health, immunizations, pediatric emergencies, and the nursing management of cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, endocrine, neurologic, hematologic, musculoskeletal, renal, immune, infectious, and oncologic disorders. This study resource supports classroom learning, examination preparation, self-assessment, and clinical decision-making while strengthening the competencies required for safe and compassionate pediatric nursing practice throughout 2025–2026. The 4th edition emphasizes concept-based learning, clinical reasoning, and family-centered care to prepare students for modern pediatric nursing practice.

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Essentials of Pediatric T L T L




Nursing 4th Edition
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CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Child Health and Pediatric Nursing L
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1. A nurse is planning a teaching session for parents of preschool children. Which
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mortality?
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b. It explains effectiveness of treatment.
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c. Cost-effective treatment is detailed for the general population. T L L
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ANS: D
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Analysis of morbidity and mortality data provides the parents with information about
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which groups of individuals are at risk for which health problems. Life-span statistics is a
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part of the mortality data. Treatment modalities and cost are not included in morbidity
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and mortality data.
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parents of school-age children. The nurse should include which associated risk of obesity
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in the teaching plan?
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diabetes is not associated with obesity and has a genetic component. Respiratory disease
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is not associated with obesity, and celiac disease is the inability to metabolize gluten in
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foods and is not associated with obesity.
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infant death syndrome accounts for 8.2% of deaths in this age group. Respiratory distress
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syndrome accounts for 3.4% of deaths in this age group. Infections specific to the
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perinatal period account for 2.7% of deaths in this age group.
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a. Suicide
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cause of death in African-American males. Suicide is the third-leading cause of death in
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this population. Cancer, although a major health problem, is the fourth-leading cause of
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death in this age group. Occupational injuries do not contribute to a significant death rate
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for this age group.
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TOP: Integrated Process: Nursing Process: Planning
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adolescence. Congenital anomalies are the leading cause of death in those younger than 1
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year. Cancer ranks either second or fourth, depending on the age group, and heart disease
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ranks fifth in the majority of the age groups.
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age from 1 to 14?
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1 to 14, either as passengers or as pedestrians. Mechanical suffocation is fourth or fifth,
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depending on the age. Drowning is the second- or third-leading cause of death, depending
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on the age. Fire- and burn-related fatalities are the second-leading cause of death.
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, 7. Which factor most impacts the type of injury a child is susceptible to, according to the
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childs age?
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childs physical health may facilitate the childs recovery from an injury but does not
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impact the type of injury. Educational level is related to developmental level, but it is not
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as important as the childs developmental level in determining the type of injury. The
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number of responsible adults in the home may affect the number of unintentional injuries,
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but the type of injury is related to the childs developmental stage.
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morbidity data. Discovery of new therapies would be reflected in changes in morbidity
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data over time.
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descriptive of the care the nurse is delivering?
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care system. The family is expected to be part of the decision-making process.
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