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Origin: mChapter m1, m1
The mnurse mproviding mfamily-centered mcare min ma
mhospital msetting mreflects mon mthe mfocus mof mthe
mhealth mcare mprovided min mtoday's msociety. mWhich
mstatement mbest mdescribes mthe mcurrent mdefinition mof
mhealth?
A) mHealth mis mdescribed mas m'an mabsence mof mdisease.'
B) mHealth mis mmeasured mby mmonitoring mmortality mand
mmorbidity mof ma mgroup.
C) mHealth mis ma mstate mof mcomplete mphysical, mmental,
mand msocial mwell-being.
D) mTechnological mgains mmade min mhealth mcare mare
mshared mequally mamong mall mchildren. m- mAnswer m✔✔
m- m m mAns: mC
Feedback:
In mthe mpast, mhealth mwas mdefined msimply mas mthe
mabsence mof mdisease; mhealth mwas mmeasured mby
mmonitoring mthe mmortality mand mmorbidity mof ma mgroup.
mOver mthe mpast mcentury, mhowever, mthe mfocus mof
mhealth mhas mshifted mto mdisease mprevention, mhealth
,mpromotion, mand mwellness. mThe mWorld mHealth
mOrganization m(2013) mdefines mhealth mas m"a mstate mof
mcomplete mphysical, mmental, mand msocial mwell-being,
mand mnot mmerely mthe mabsence mof mdisease mor
minfirmity." mThe mgains min mchild mhealth mhave mbeen
mhuge, mbut, munfortunately, mthese mgains mare mnot
mshared mequally mamong mall mchildren.
Origin: mChapter m1, m2
The mstudent mnurse mis mlearning mabout mthe mpast
mhistory mof mchild mhealth mand mhealth mcare min mthe
mUnited mStates. mWhich mstatement maccurately mreflects
mthe mcondition mof mhealth mcare min mthe mpast mand
mcurrent mcenturies?
A) mIn mpast mcenturies min mthe mUnited mStates, mthe
mhealth mof mthe mcountry mwas mbetter mthan mit mis
mtoday mdue mto mthe msimpler mstyle mof mliving.
B) mIn mthe mcurrent mcentury, mmortality mrates mare mhigh,
mbut mlife mexpectancy mhas mincreased mdue mto
mtechnological madvances.
C) mIn mthe mlate meighteenth mand mearly mnineteenth
mcenturies murban mpublic mhealth mimprovements mmade
mcities mhealthier mplaces mfor mgrowing mchildren.
D) mBy mthe mlate mtwentieth mcentury munintentional
minjuries mrather mthan minfectious mdiseases mhad mbecome
mthe mleading mcause mof mdeath mfor mchildren molder
mthan m1 myear mold. m- mAnswer m✔✔ m- m m mAns: mD
Feedback:
In mpast mcenturies min mthe mUnited mStates, mthe mhealth
mof mthe mcountry mwas mpoorer mthan mit mis mtoday;
mmortality mrates mwere mhigh mand mlife mexpectancy mwas
, mshort. mOver mthe myears mthe mhealth mof mchildren
mreceived mmore mand mmore mattention, mleading mto ma
mbetter munderstanding mof msources mof millness mand
mimprovements min msanitation, mwater, mand mnutrition. mAs
ma mresult, mby mthe mlate mtwentieth mcentury
munintentional minjuries mrather mthan minfectious mdiseases
mhad mbecome mthe mleading mcause mof mdeath mfor
mchildren molder mthan m1 myear mold.
Origin: mChapter m1, m3
The mnurse mis madministering ma mnumber mof mtherapeutic
minterventions mfor mneonates, minfants, mand mchildren mon
mthe mpediatric munit. mWhich mintervention mcontributes mto
man mincrease min mchronic millness mseen min mearly
mchildhood?
A) mAdministering mantibiotics mto mprevent mlethal
minfections
B) mVaccinating mchildren mto mprevent mchildhood mdiseases
C) mUsing mmechanical mventilation mfor mpremature minfants
D) mUsing mcorticosteroids mas ma mtreatment mfor masthma
m- mAnswer m✔✔ m- m m mAns: mC
Feedback:
Using mmechanical mventilation mand mmedications mto
mfoster mlung mdevelopment min mpremature minfants
mincreases mtheir msurvival mrate. mYet mthe minfants mwho
msurvive mare moften mfaced mwith mmyriad mchronic
millnesses. mAdministering mantibiotics mto mprevent mlethal
minfections, mvaccinating mchildren mto mprevent mchildhood
mdiseases, mand musing mcorticosteroids mas ma mtreatment
mfor masthma mmay mcause mside meffects, mbut mdo mnot
mcontribute mto mchronic millness min mchildren.
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Origin: mChapter m1, m1
The mnurse mproviding mfamily-centered mcare min ma
mhospital msetting mreflects mon mthe mfocus mof mthe
mhealth mcare mprovided min mtoday's msociety. mWhich
mstatement mbest mdescribes mthe mcurrent mdefinition mof
mhealth?
A) mHealth mis mdescribed mas m'an mabsence mof mdisease.'
B) mHealth mis mmeasured mby mmonitoring mmortality mand
mmorbidity mof ma mgroup.
C) mHealth mis ma mstate mof mcomplete mphysical, mmental,
mand msocial mwell-being.
D) mTechnological mgains mmade min mhealth mcare mare
mshared mequally mamong mall mchildren. m- mAnswer m✔✔
m- m m mAns: mC
Feedback:
In mthe mpast, mhealth mwas mdefined msimply mas mthe
mabsence mof mdisease; mhealth mwas mmeasured mby
mmonitoring mthe mmortality mand mmorbidity mof ma mgroup.
mOver mthe mpast mcentury, mhowever, mthe mfocus mof
mhealth mhas mshifted mto mdisease mprevention, mhealth
,mpromotion, mand mwellness. mThe mWorld mHealth
mOrganization m(2013) mdefines mhealth mas m"a mstate mof
mcomplete mphysical, mmental, mand msocial mwell-being,
mand mnot mmerely mthe mabsence mof mdisease mor
minfirmity." mThe mgains min mchild mhealth mhave mbeen
mhuge, mbut, munfortunately, mthese mgains mare mnot
mshared mequally mamong mall mchildren.
Origin: mChapter m1, m2
The mstudent mnurse mis mlearning mabout mthe mpast
mhistory mof mchild mhealth mand mhealth mcare min mthe
mUnited mStates. mWhich mstatement maccurately mreflects
mthe mcondition mof mhealth mcare min mthe mpast mand
mcurrent mcenturies?
A) mIn mpast mcenturies min mthe mUnited mStates, mthe
mhealth mof mthe mcountry mwas mbetter mthan mit mis
mtoday mdue mto mthe msimpler mstyle mof mliving.
B) mIn mthe mcurrent mcentury, mmortality mrates mare mhigh,
mbut mlife mexpectancy mhas mincreased mdue mto
mtechnological madvances.
C) mIn mthe mlate meighteenth mand mearly mnineteenth
mcenturies murban mpublic mhealth mimprovements mmade
mcities mhealthier mplaces mfor mgrowing mchildren.
D) mBy mthe mlate mtwentieth mcentury munintentional
minjuries mrather mthan minfectious mdiseases mhad mbecome
mthe mleading mcause mof mdeath mfor mchildren molder
mthan m1 myear mold. m- mAnswer m✔✔ m- m m mAns: mD
Feedback:
In mpast mcenturies min mthe mUnited mStates, mthe mhealth
mof mthe mcountry mwas mpoorer mthan mit mis mtoday;
mmortality mrates mwere mhigh mand mlife mexpectancy mwas
, mshort. mOver mthe myears mthe mhealth mof mchildren
mreceived mmore mand mmore mattention, mleading mto ma
mbetter munderstanding mof msources mof millness mand
mimprovements min msanitation, mwater, mand mnutrition. mAs
ma mresult, mby mthe mlate mtwentieth mcentury
munintentional minjuries mrather mthan minfectious mdiseases
mhad mbecome mthe mleading mcause mof mdeath mfor
mchildren molder mthan m1 myear mold.
Origin: mChapter m1, m3
The mnurse mis madministering ma mnumber mof mtherapeutic
minterventions mfor mneonates, minfants, mand mchildren mon
mthe mpediatric munit. mWhich mintervention mcontributes mto
man mincrease min mchronic millness mseen min mearly
mchildhood?
A) mAdministering mantibiotics mto mprevent mlethal
minfections
B) mVaccinating mchildren mto mprevent mchildhood mdiseases
C) mUsing mmechanical mventilation mfor mpremature minfants
D) mUsing mcorticosteroids mas ma mtreatment mfor masthma
m- mAnswer m✔✔ m- m m mAns: mC
Feedback:
Using mmechanical mventilation mand mmedications mto
mfoster mlung mdevelopment min mpremature minfants
mincreases mtheir msurvival mrate. mYet mthe minfants mwho
msurvive mare moften mfaced mwith mmyriad mchronic
millnesses. mAdministering mantibiotics mto mprevent mlethal
minfections, mvaccinating mchildren mto mprevent mchildhood
mdiseases, mand musing mcorticosteroids mas ma mtreatment
mfor masthma mmay mcause mside meffects, mbut mdo mnot
mcontribute mto mchronic millness min mchildren.
