Burns' Pediatric Primary Care
8th Edition
• Author(s)Dawn Lee Garzon, Mary Dirks,
Martha Driessnack, Karen G. Duderstadt,
Nan M. Gaylord
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1
Question:
Which statement best describes the scope of pediatric primary care?
A. Providing vaccinations and injury-prevention counseling to healthy
children
B. Providing first-contact, continuous, comprehensive, coordinated,
family-centered care that includes prevention and treatment
C. Managing only acute illnesses that do not require specialty
consultation
D. Screening children for developmental disorders during scheduled
well-child visits
Correct Answer: B. Providing first-contact, continuous, comprehensive,
coordinated, family-centered care that includes prevention and
treatment
Rationale:
Pediatric primary care extends well beyond disease prevention. It serves
as a continuing point of first contact and includes health supervision,
anticipatory guidance, developmental monitoring, screening, diagnosis
and treatment of acute and chronic disorders, coordination of services,
and referral when needed. The assigned Chapter 1 scope specifically
distinguishes pediatric primary care from primary prevention and
emphasizes the unique issues involved in caring for children.
Why the Other Options Are Incorrect:
A. Vaccination and injury prevention are important components of
, pediatric primary care, but they represent only part of its broader
scope.
C. Pediatric primary care includes chronic disease management,
preventive services, developmental care, and coordination with
specialists; it is not limited to uncomplicated acute illness.
D. Developmental screening is an important preventive service, but
screening alone does not encompass the full range of pediatric primary
care.
Question 2
Question:
A pediatric primary care clinician explains to a student that primary
prevention and primary care are related but different concepts. Which
example best represents primary prevention?
A. Evaluating a child with persistent wheezing to determine whether
asthma is present
B. Referring a child with delayed speech to an early-intervention
program
C. Administering an age-appropriate vaccine to prevent an infectious
disease before it occurs
D. Adjusting treatment for a child with established type 1 diabetes
Correct Answer: C. Administering an age-appropriate vaccine to prevent
an infectious disease before it occurs
Rationale:
Primary prevention is directed at preventing the initial occurrence of
8th Edition
• Author(s)Dawn Lee Garzon, Mary Dirks,
Martha Driessnack, Karen G. Duderstadt,
Nan M. Gaylord
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1
Question:
Which statement best describes the scope of pediatric primary care?
A. Providing vaccinations and injury-prevention counseling to healthy
children
B. Providing first-contact, continuous, comprehensive, coordinated,
family-centered care that includes prevention and treatment
C. Managing only acute illnesses that do not require specialty
consultation
D. Screening children for developmental disorders during scheduled
well-child visits
Correct Answer: B. Providing first-contact, continuous, comprehensive,
coordinated, family-centered care that includes prevention and
treatment
Rationale:
Pediatric primary care extends well beyond disease prevention. It serves
as a continuing point of first contact and includes health supervision,
anticipatory guidance, developmental monitoring, screening, diagnosis
and treatment of acute and chronic disorders, coordination of services,
and referral when needed. The assigned Chapter 1 scope specifically
distinguishes pediatric primary care from primary prevention and
emphasizes the unique issues involved in caring for children.
Why the Other Options Are Incorrect:
A. Vaccination and injury prevention are important components of
, pediatric primary care, but they represent only part of its broader
scope.
C. Pediatric primary care includes chronic disease management,
preventive services, developmental care, and coordination with
specialists; it is not limited to uncomplicated acute illness.
D. Developmental screening is an important preventive service, but
screening alone does not encompass the full range of pediatric primary
care.
Question 2
Question:
A pediatric primary care clinician explains to a student that primary
prevention and primary care are related but different concepts. Which
example best represents primary prevention?
A. Evaluating a child with persistent wheezing to determine whether
asthma is present
B. Referring a child with delayed speech to an early-intervention
program
C. Administering an age-appropriate vaccine to prevent an infectious
disease before it occurs
D. Adjusting treatment for a child with established type 1 diabetes
Correct Answer: C. Administering an age-appropriate vaccine to prevent
an infectious disease before it occurs
Rationale:
Primary prevention is directed at preventing the initial occurrence of
