Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children
11th Edition by Marilyn J. Hockenberry,
Chapters 1 - 34 | All Chapters
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,Chapter 01: Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing
n n n n n
MULTIPLEn CHOICE
1. Whatnisnthen majorncausenofn deathnfornchildrennoldernthann1n yearninnthenUnitednStates?
a. Heartndisease
b. Childhoodn cancer
c. Unintentionalninjuries
d. Congenitalnanomalies
ANSWER:nC
n
Unintentionaln injuriesn (accidents)n aren then leadingn causen ofn deathn aftern agen 1n yearn throughn adolescence.n The
nleadingncausenofndeathnfornthosenyoungernthann1nyearnisncongenitalnanomalies,nandnchildhoodncancersnandnheartn
diseasen causen an significantlyn lowern percentagen ofn deathsn inn childrenn oldern thann 1n yearn ofn age.
DIF:nCognitiven Level:nUnderstanding
MSC:nClientnNeeds:nHealthn Promotionn andnMaintenance
2. ThenclinicnnursenisnreviewingnstatisticsnonninfantnmortalitynfornthenUnitednStatesnversusnotherncountries.n
Comparedn withn othern countriesn thatn haven an populationn ofn atn leastn 25n million,n then nursen makesn which
ndetermination?
a. ThenUnitednStatesnisnrankednlastnamongn27ncountries.
b. ThenUnitednStatesnisnrankedn similarnton20notherndevelopedncountries.
c. ThenUnitednStatesnisnrankedninnthenmiddlenofn20notherndevelopedncountries.
d. ThenUnitednStatesnisnrankedn highestnamongn27n othernindustrializedncountries.
ANSWER:n A
Althoughnthendeathn ratenhasn decreased,nthen Unitedn Statesn stillnranksn lastninn infantn mortalityn amongn nationsn wit
hnanpopulationn ofn atn leastn 25n million.nThenUnitedn Statesn hasn then highestninfantn deathn raten ofn developednnatio
ns.
DIF:n Cognitiven Level:n Remembering
TOP:nNursingn Process:n AssessmentnMSC:n Clientn Needs:n Healthn Promotionn andn Maintenance
3. Thennursenisnplanningnanteachingnsessionntonadolescentsnaboutndeathsnbynunintentionalninjuries.nWhichnshouldn
thennursen includen inn thensessionn withn regardn ton deathsn causedn byn injuries?
a. Morendeathsnoccurninnmales.
b. Morendeathsnoccurninnfemales.
, c. The patternnofndeathsndoesnnotn varynaccordingntonagenandn sex.