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Critical Components of Nursing Care, 3rd Edition by
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Components of Nursing Care, 3rd
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Edition by Kathryn Rudd| Chapter
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(1 – 22) | Complete Guide Newest
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,Chapter 1 Issues and Trends in Pediatric Nursing
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Multiple Choice
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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. The nurse has provided a presentation to middle school children about nursing as a career. One of
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the children stated that he wanted to be a pediatric nurse, because he wants to take care of babies
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and little ―kids.‖ What would be an appropriate response to this middle school–aged child?
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1. ―Nursing is a general practice; all nurses must know how to take care of all ages of
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clients.‖ u
2. ―As a pediatric nurse, you would get to care for babies and little kids as well as
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children through their teenage years.‖
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3. ―What you are describing is actually a neonatal nurse. Neonatal nurses work with
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newborn babies, toddlers, and preschool-age children.‖
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4. ―Being a pediatric nurse requires a master’s degree, so be sure to work hard in
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school!‖ u
2. The medical-surgical float nurse is assigned to the pediatric unit for the first time and states that the
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skills are ―the same as general nursing since children are little adults with smaller bodies.‖ What
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component of pediatric nursing contraindicates this statement?
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1. Pediatric nursing involves care based on the developmental level of the client.
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2. Pediatric nursing involves the client’s family in the plan of care. u u u u u u u u u u
3. Pediatric nursing in based on prevention of infectious diseases. u u u u u u u u
4. Pediatric nursing involves cultural sensitivity in client care. u u u u u u u
3. The culturally sensitive pediatric nurse is aware of the racial makeup of the U.S. population.
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Which of the following reflects the demographics of the U.S. pediatric population in 2018, based
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on U.S. Census Bureau data?
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1. The American Indian and Alaska Native population represent one-fifth of the
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pediatric population.
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2. About half of the children fall in the category of something other than White non-
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Hispanic. u
3. The population of Asian children decreased from 2015 to 2018.
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4. There was no change in the population of Non-Hispanic children who represent
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two or more races between 2015 and 2018.
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4. The nurse at a family clinic is providing care to an adolescent client diagnosed with diabetes. The
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client has verbalized discomfort with the feelings of isolation when unable to drink alcohol with
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their friends. Which of the following would be the most appropriate response to this statement?
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1. ―Drinking alcohol is not only illegal but dangerous for your blood sugar control u u u u u u u u u u u u
and overall well-being.‖
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2. ―You can still drink alcohol, in moderation, if you control the sugar spike with
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more insulin.‖
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3. ―Prepare for alcohol intake with more water and less carbohydrates before drinking
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to slow sugar spikes.‖
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4. ―It is understandable that you want to be included, but perhaps we can work out a
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plan on how to work through those situations.‖
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, 5. Which statement best describes the common core concepts of the different models of pediatric
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nursing?
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1. All models focus on the open communication between the child and nurse.
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2. All models focus on importance of family relationship to the child.
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3. All models focus on safeguarding the child’s dignity during care.
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4. All models focus on coordination of care needs that arise during illness.
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6. Which of the following tasks is associated with the pediatric medical home care model of pediatric
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nursing?
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1. The nurse refers the family to a childhood cancer support group prior to discharge
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from the hospital.
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2. The nurse includes a simple explanation of the procedure to the child based on the
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child’s developmental level.
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3. The nurse includes the family’s cultural celebrations and observations while
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providing care to the child.
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4. The nurse develops the plan of care with the child and family as the focal point of
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the interventions.
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7. The pediatric nurse begins a research project on 8-year-old clients with the medical diagnosis of
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pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS). The family has consented to the
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research, but as the nurse begins to administer the intervention, the client refuses to cooperate.
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What is the appropriate response to this refusal?
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1. The nurse should discuss with the family the options of performing the
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intervention without the child’s knowledge.
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2. The nurse should explain to the child that this is necessary and promise a reward at
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the end of the research project.
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3. The nurse should refuse to perform the intervention until the child consents to the
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intervention and project.
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4. The nurse should discuss the pros and cons of the research project with the child
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and focus on the outcomes.
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8. A nurse is providing relationship-based care to a pediatric client. Which of the following is a
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challenge the nurse is likely to encounter while using this model of care?
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1. Maintaining a sterile field for a procedure with a restless toddler u u u u u u u u u u
2. Communicating with the blended family on regular basis u u u u u u u
3. Treating children with antibiotic-resistant illnessesu u u u
4. Caring for a larger number of children with autism spectrum disorders and
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childhood depression
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9. The pediatric nurse desires to expand his or her career options to become the hospital’s nurse
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educator of pediatrics. Which of the following is necessary for this nurse to achieve this career
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goal?
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1. The nurse is recommended to earn a minimum of a master’s degree in nursing.
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2. The nurse must earn a minimum of a doctorate degree in nursing.
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3. The nurse must implement and develop research in nursing practice.
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4. The nurse must implement a plan to obtain certification in pediatrics.
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