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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1. A nurse is planning a teaching session for parents of preschool children. Which statement ex
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-plains why the nurse should include information about morbidity and mortality?
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a. Life span statistics are included in the data. JV JV JV JV JV JV JV
b. It explains effectiveness of treatment. JV JV JV JV
c. Cost-effective treatment is detailed for the JV JV JV JV JV
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ANSWER: D JV
Analysis of morbidity and mortality data provides the parents with information about which gro
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ups of individuals are at risk for which health problems. Life span statistics is a part of the mort
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ality data. Treatment modalities and cost are not included in morbidity and mortality data.
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2. A clinic nurse is planning a teaching session about childhood obesity prevention for parents o
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age children. The nurse should include which associated risk of obesity in the teachingplan?
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a. Type I diabetes JV JV
b. Respiratory disease JV
c. Celiac disease JV
d. Type II diabetes JV JV
ANSWER: D JV
Childhood obesity has been associated with the rise of type II diabetes in children. Type I dia-
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betes is not associated with obesity and has a genetic component. Respiratory disease is not asso-
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ciated with obesity, and celiac disease is the inability to metabolize gluten in foods and is not as-
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sociated with obesity.
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3. Which is the leading cause of death in infants younger than 1 year?
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a. Congenital anomalies JV
b. Sudden infant death syndrome JV JV JV
c. Respiratory distress syndrome JV JV
d. Bacterial sepsis of the newborn JV JV JV JV
ANSWER: A JV
, Congenital anomalies account for 20.1% of deaths in infants younger than 1 year. Sudden infant
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death syndrome accounts for 8.2% of deaths in this age group. Respiratory distress syndrome a
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counts for 3.4% of deaths in this age group. Infections specific to the perinatal period account f
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or2.7% of deaths in this age group.
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4. Which leading cause of death topic should the nurse emphasize to a group of African-
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Americanboys ranging in age from 15 to 19 years?
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a. Suicide
b. Cancer
c. Firearm homicide JV
d. Occupational injuries JV
ANSWER: C JV
Firearm homicide is the second overall cause of death in this age group and the leading cause
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ofdeath in African-American males. Suicide is the third-
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leading cause of death in this population. Cancer, although a major health problem, is the fourt
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leading cause of death in this age group. Occupational injuries do not contribute to a significan
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t death rate for this age group.
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5. Which is the major cause of death for children older than 1 year?
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a. Cancer
b. Heart disease JV
c. Unintentional injuries JV
d. Congenital anomalies JV
ANSWER: C JV
Unintentional injuries (accidents) are the leading cause of death after age 1 year through adoles
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cence. Congenital anomalies are the leading cause of death in those younger than 1 year. Cance
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rranks either second or fourth, depending on the age group, and heart disease ranks fifth in the
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majority of the age groups. JV JV JV JV
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6. Which is the leading cause of death from unintentional injuries for females ranging in age from
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1to 14?
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a. Mechanical suffocation JV
b. Drowning