Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children
12th Edition by Marilyn J. Hockenberry,
Chapters 1 - 34 | All Chapters
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,Chapter56 01:5 6 Perspectives5 6 of56 Pediatric5 6 Nursing
MULTIPLE56 CHOICE
1. What56is56the56 major56cause56of56 death56for56children56 older56 than56156 year56in56 the56United56States?
a. Heart56disease
b. Childhood56 cancer
c. Unintentional56 injuries
d. Congenital56anomalie
s56ANSWER:56C
Unintentional5 6 injuries5 6 (accidents)5 6 are5 6 the5 6 leading5 6 cause5 6 of5 6 death5 6 after5 6 age5 6 15 6 year5 6 throu
gh5 6 adolescence.5 6 The56leading56cause56of56death56for56those56younger56than56156year56is56congenital56anom
alies,56and56childhood56cancers56and56heart56disease5 6 cause5 6 a5 6 significantly5 6 lower5 6 percentage5 6 of5 6 deat
hs5 6 in5 6 children5 6 older5 6 than5 6 15 6 year5 6 of5 6 age.
DIF:56Cognitive56 Level:56 Understanding
MSC:56 Client56Needs:56 Health56 Promotion56 and56Maintenance
2. The56clinic56nurse56is56reviewing56statistics56on56infant56mortality56for56the56United56States56versus56
other56countries.56Compared5 6 with5 6 other5 6 countries5 6 that5 6 have5 6 a5 6 population5 6 of5 6 at5 6 least5 6
255 6 million,5 6 the5 6 nurse5 6 makes5 6 which56determination?
a. The56United56States56is56ranked56last56among562756 countries.
b. The56United56 States56is56 ranked56 similar56to56 2056other56developed56 countries.
c. The56United56States56is56ranked56in56 the56 middle56of562056other56developed56 countries.
d. The56United56States56is56ranked56 highest56 among562756 other56 industrialized56 countries.
ANSWER:56 A
Although56the56death56 rate56has56 decreased,56the56 United56 States56 still56ranks56 last56in56 infant56 mortality56
among56 nations56 with56a56population5 6 of5 6 at5 6 least5 6 255 6 million.56The56United5 6 States5 6 has5 6 the5 6 highes
t56infant5 6 death5 6 rate5 6 of5 6 developed56nations.
DIF:56 Cognitive56 Level:56 Remembering
TOP:56Nursing56 Process:56 Assessment56 MSC:56 Client56 Needs:56Health56 Promotion56 and56 Maintenance
3. The56nurse56is56planning56a56teaching56session56to56adolescents56about56deaths56by56unintentional56injuries.
56Which56should56the56nurse5 6 include5 6 in5 6 the56session5 6 with5 6 regard5 6 to5 6 deaths5 6 caused5 6 by5 6 injuries
?
a. More56deaths56 occur56 in56males.
, b. More56deaths56 occur56in56 females.
c. The pattern56 of56 deaths56 does56not56 vary56 according56 to56age56 and56 sex.