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8th Edition by Dawn Lee Garzon PhD
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,Chapter 1: Health Status of Children: Global and National Perspectives
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1. Which region globally has the highest infant mortality rate?
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A. Indonesia
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C. Sub-Saharan Africa Correct g g
D. Syria
2. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner understands that, to achieve the
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reduction in child mortality from pneumonia and diarrhea, which intervention is most
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A. Antibiotics
B. Optimal nutrition g
C. Vaccinations Correct g
D. Water purification g
3. Which is true about the health status of children in the United States?
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C. The rate of household poverty is lower than in other economically
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D. Young children who attend preschool or day care have higher food insecurity.
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4. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner understands that a major
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A. cost of living.
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D. pollution.
,5. When providing well child care for an infant in the first year of life, the primary care
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A. focusing less on development and more on illness prevention and nutrition.
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B. following guidelines established by the Bright Futures publication.
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C. scheduling well-baby visits to coincide with g g g g g
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D. seeing the infant at ages 2, 4, 6, and 12 months when immunizations are due.
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Chapter 2. Unique Issues in Pediatrics
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1. A nurse is explaining the therapeutic milieu to a new nurse. The best
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1. The place where the child is receiving care.
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3. Personal interactions between patients and staff. g g g g g
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2. A 16-year-old male has received a pink-slip from the police for inpatient
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has been expressing thoughts of hanging himself because Life sucks. The nursing staff
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2. In an area where he can be watched one-on-one.
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3. With a roommate that is expressing the same concerns. g g g g g g g g
4. In an area close to an external door. ANS:
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2. Theenvironment inwhichthechild lives.
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3. Genetics.
4. Watching more than four hours of television a day. ANS: 3 g g g g g g g g g g
4. A mental health nurse has assessed a child and determined that the child exhibits
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When the school nurse explains this to a teacher, the best description wouldbe:
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1. The child may exhibit physical outbursts.
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2. The child may exhibit violence toward others.
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3. The child may be defiant or have tantrums.
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4. The child will need special interventions for learning. ANS: 3
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5. A child that has not exhibited enuresis in four years has exhibited this
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The reason a child may revert back to this behavior pattern is because of:
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