11th Edition, Marilyn Hockenberry, Cheryl Rodgers
Chapters 1 - 31
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,Chapter 01: Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing
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Hockenberry: Wong’s Essentials of Pediatric Nursing, 11th Edition
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MULTIPLE7CHOICE
1. A7nurse7is7planning7a7teaching7session7for7parents7of7preschool7children.7Which7statement7ex-
plains7why7the7nurse7should7include7information7about7morbidity7and7mortality?
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a. Life7span7statistics7are7included7in7the7data.
b. It7explains7effectiveness7of7treatment.
c. Cost-effective7treatment7is7detailed7for7the
general7population.
d. High-risk7age7groups7for7certain7disorders7or
hazards7are7identified.
ANSWER:7 D
Analysis7of7morbidity7and7mortality7data7provides7the7parents7with7information7about7which7group
s7of7individuals7are7at7risk7for7which7health7problems.7Life7span7statistics7is7a7part7of7the7mortality7d
ata.7Treatment7modalities7and7cost7are7not7included7in7morbidity7and7mortality7data.
DIF: Cognitive7Level:7Apply
REF:7 p.7117TOP:7 Integrated7Process:7Nursing7Pro
cess:7Planning
MSC:7 Area7of7Client7Needs:7Health7Promotion7and7Maintenance
2. A7clinic7nurse7is7planning7a7teaching7session7about7childhood7obesity7prevention7for7parents7of7s
chool-
age7children.7The7nurse7should7include7which7associated7risk7of7obesity7in7the7teaching7plan?
a. Type7I7diabetes
b. Respiratory7disease
c. Celiac7disease
d. Type7II7diabetes
ANSWER:7 D
Childhood7obesity7has7been7associated7with7the7rise7of7type7II7diabetes7in7children.7Type7I7dia-
7betes7is7not7associated7with7obesity7and7has7a7genetic7component.7Respiratory7disease7is7not7asso-
7ciated7with7obesity,7and7celiac7disease7is7the7inability7to7metabolize7gluten7in7foods7and7is7not7as-
7sociated7with7obesity.
DIF: Cognitive7Level:7Apply
REF:7p.727TOP:7 Integrated7Process:7Nursing7Pro
cess:7Planning
MSC:7 Area7of7Client7Needs:7Health7Promotion7and7Maintenance
3. Which7is7the7leading7cause7of7death7in7infants7younger7than717year?
a. Congenital7anomalies
b. Sudden7infant7death7syndrome
c. Respiratory7distress7syndrome
d. Bacterial7sepsis7of7the7newborn
ANSWER:7 A
, Congenital7anomalies7account7for720.1%7of7deaths7in7infants7younger7than717year.7Sudden7infant7d
eath7syndrome7accounts7for78.2%7of7deaths7in7this7age7group.7Respiratory7distress7syndrome7ac-
7counts7for73.4%7of7deaths 7in7this7age7group.7Infections7specific7to7the7perinatal7period7account7for72.
7%7of7deaths7in7this7age7group.
DIF: Cognitive7Level:7Remember
REF:7p.767TOP:7 Integrated7Process:7Nursing7Pro
cess:7Assessment
MSC:7 Area7of7Client7Needs:7Health7Promotion7and7Maintenance
4. Which7leading7cause7of7death7topic7should7the7nurse7emphasize7to7a7group7of7African-
American7boys7ranging7in7age7from7157to7197years?
a. Suicide
b. Cancer
c. Firearm7homicide
d. Occupational7injuries
ANSWER:7 C
Firearm7homicide7is7the7second7overall7cause7of7death7in7this7age7group7and7the7leading7cause7of7d
eath7in7African-American7males.7Suicide7is7the7third-
leading7cause7of7death7in7this7population.7Cancer,7although7a7major7health7problem,7is7the7fourth-
leading7cause7of7death7in7this7age7group.7Occupational7injuries7do7not7contribute7to7a7significant7d
eath7rate7for7this7age7group.
DIF: Cognitive7Level:7Understand
REF:7p.777TOP:7 Integrated7Process:7Nursing7Pro
cess:7Planning
MSC:7 Area7of7Client7Needs:7Health7Promotion7and7Maintenance
5. Which7is7the7major7cause7of7death7for7children7older7than717year?
a. Cancer
b. Heart7disease
c. Unintentional7injuries
d. Congenital7anomalies
ANSWER:7 C
Unintentional7injuries7(accidents)7are7the7leading7cause7of7death7after7age717year7through7adoles-
7cence.7Congenital7anomalies7are7the7leading7cause7of7death7in7those7younger7than717year.7Cancer7ra
nks7either7second7or7fourth,7depending7on7the7age7group,7and7heart7disease7ranks7fifth7in7the7major
ity7of7the7age7groups.
DIF: Cognitive7Level:7Remember
REF:7p.777TOP:7 Integrated7Process:7Nursing7Pro
cess:7Planning
MSC:7 Area7of7Client7Needs:7Health7Promotion7and7Maintenance
6. Which7is7the7leading7cause7of7death7from7unintentional7injuries7for7females7ranging7in7age7from717t
o714?
a. Mechanical7suffocation
b. Drowning
c. Motor7vehicle–related7fatalities
d. Fire-7and7burn-related7fatalities