8th Edition by Dawn Lee Garzon PhD
,Chapter411:41Health41Status41of41Children:41Global41and41National41Perspectives
1. Which41region41globally41has41the41highest41infant41mortality41rate?
A. Indonesia
B. Southern41 Asia
C. Sub-Saharan41Africa41Correct
D. Syria
2. The41primary41care41pediatric41nurse41practitioner41understands41that,41to41
achieve41the41greatest41worldwide
reduction41in41child41mortality41from41pneumonia41and41diarrhea,41which41interventi
on41is41most41effective?
A. Antibiotics
B. Optimal41nutrition
C. Vaccinations4 1 Correct
D. Water4 1 purification
3. Which41is41true41about41the41health41status41of41children41in41the41United41States?
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A. Globalism41has41relatively41little41impact41on41child41health41measures41in41the41U.S.
B. Obesity41rates41among412to5yearolds41have41sho
wn41a41recent-41significant
decrease.4 1 Correct
.
C. The41rate41of41household41poverty41is41lower41than41in41other41econ
omically41developed41nations.
D. Young41children41who41attend41preschool41or41day41care41have41higher41food41insecurity.
4. The41primary41care41pediatric41nurse41practitioner41understands41that41a
41major41child41health41outcome41associated41with41worldwide41climate41cha
nge41is
A. cost41 of41 living.
B. education.
C. nutrition.4 1 Correct
,5. When41providing41well41child41care41for41an41infant41in41the41first41year41of41life,41t
he41primary41care41pediatric41nurse41practitioner41is41adhering41to41the41most41recen
t41American41Academy41of41Pediatrics41Recommendations41for41Preventive41Pediatric
41Health41Care41guidelines41by
A. focusing41less41on41development41and41more41on41illness41prevention41and41nutrition.
B. following4 1 guidelines4 1 established4 1 by4 1 the4 1 Bright4 1 Futures4 1 publication.
C. scheduling41well-
baby41visits41to41coincide41with41key41developm
ental41milestones.41Correct
D. seeing41the41infant41at41ages412,414,416,41and411241months41when41immunizations41are41due.
Chapter412.41Unique41Issues41in41Pediatrics
1. A41nurse41is41explaining41the41therapeutic41milieu41to41a41new41nu
rse.41The41best41explanation41of41this41term41would41be:
1. The4 1 place4 1 where4 1 the4 1 child4 1 is4 1 receiving4 1 care.
, 2. Group41therapy.
3. Personal4 1 interactions4 1 between4 1 patients4 1 and4 1 staff.
4. All41of41the41above41
are41correct.41ANS:414
2. A4116-year-old41male41has41received41a41pink-
slip41from41the41police41for41inpatient41psychiatric41treatment.41The41teen
has41been41expressing41thoughts41of41hanging41himself41because41Life41sucks.41The41n
ursing41staff41should41consider
placing4 1 the4 1 child:
1. With41peers.
2. In41an41area41where41he41can41be41watched41one-on-one.
3. With41a41roommate41that41is41expressing41the41same41concerns.
4. In41an41area41close41to41an41external41door.41ANS:
2
3. Learning4 1 disabilities4 1 in4 1 children4 1 have4 1 scientifically4 1 been4 1 linked4 1 to:
1. Poor4 1 nutrition.
2. The41environment41in41which41the41child41lives.
3. Genetics.
4. Watching41more41than41four41hours41of41television41a41day.41ANS:413
4.41A41mental41health41nurse41has41assessed41a41child41and41determined41that41the41chi
ld41exhibits41behavioral41challenges.
When41the41school41nurse41explains41this41to41a41teacher,41the41best41description41wouldbe:
.
1. The41child41may41exhibit41physical41outbursts.
2. The4 1 child4 1 may4 1 exhibit4 1 violence4 1 toward4 1 others.
3. The41child41may41be41defiant41or41have41tantrums.
4. The4 1 child4 1 will4 1 need4 1 special4 1 interventions4 1 for4 1 learning.4 1 ANS:4 1 3
5. A41child41that41has41not41exhibited41enuresis41in41four41years41has41exhi
bited41this41behavior41pattern41for41the41last41week.
The41reason41a41child41may41revert41back41to41this41behavior41pattern41is41because41of: