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L COMPONENTS OF NURSING CARE, 3RD EDITION BY KATHRYN RUDD
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,Chapter 1 Issues and Trends in Pediatric Nursing
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MultipleM Choice
IdentifyMtheMchoiceMthatMbestMcompletesMtheMstatementMorManswersMtheMquestion.
M 1. TheMnurseMhasMprovidedMaMMpresentationMtoMmiddleMMschoolMMchildrenMaboutMnursingMMasMaMcare
er.MOnMeM ofMtheM childrenM statedM thatM heM wantedM toM beM aM pediatricM nurse,M becauseM heM wantsM t
oM takeM careM oMfM babiesandM littleM “kids.”M WhatM wouldM beM anM appropriateM responseM toM thisM mid
dleM school–
agedM child?
1. “NursingM isM aM generalM practice;M allM nursesM mustM knowM howM toM takeM careM ofM al
lM ageMsM ofpatients.”
2. “AsM aM pediatricM nurse,M youM wouldM getM toM careM forM babiesM andM littleM kidsM a
sM welMlM aschildren M throughM theirM teenageM years.”
3. “WhatMyouMareMdescribingMisMactuallyMaMneonatalMnurse.MNeonatalMnursesMworkMwMi
thnewbornM babies,M toddlers,M andM preschool-ageM children.”
4. “BeingM aM pediatricM nurseM requiresM aM master’sM degree,M soM beM sureM toM work
M 2. M harMdM inschool!”
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surgicalM floatM nurseMisMassignedM toM theM pediatricMunitM forM theMfirstM timeMandM statesMthatMtheM ski
llsM arMeM“theMsameMasMgeneralMnursingMsinceMchildrenMareMlittleMadultsMwithMsmallerMbodies.”MW
hatMcomMponentM ofM pediatricM nursingM contraindicates M thisM statement?
1. PediatricM nursingM involvesM careM basedM onM theM developmentalM levelM ofM theM patient.
2. PediatricM nursingM involvesM theM patient’sM familyM inM theM planM ofM care.
M 3. 3. PediatricM nursingM inM basedM onM preventionM ofM infectiousM diseases.
4. PediatricM nursingMinvolvesMculturalM sensitivityM inM patientM care.
TheM culturally M sensitiveM pediatricM nurseM isM awareM ofM theM racialM makeupM ofM theM U.S.M population
.MWhichMofMtheMfollowingMreflectsMtheMdemographicsMofMtheMU.S.M pediatricM populationMinM2018,M
bMasedMonM U.S.M CensusM BureauM data?
1. TheMAmericanMIndianMandMAlaskaMNativeMpopulationMrepresentM one-
MfifthM ofM thepediatricM population.
2. AboutMhalfMofMtheMchildrenMfallMinMtheMcategoryMofMsomethingMotherMthanMWhite
Mn Mon-MHispanic.
3. TheM population M ofM AsianM childrenM decreasedM fromM 2015M toM 2018.
M 4. 4. ThereM wasM noM changeM inM theM populationM ofM Non-
HispanicM childrenM whoM representtwoM orM moreM racesM betweenM 2015M andM 2018.
TheMnurseMatMaMfamilyMclinicMisMprovidingMcareMtoManMadolescentMpatientMdiagnosedMwithMdiabetes.MT
hepatientMhasMverbalizedMdiscomfortMwithMtheMfeelingsMofMisolationMwhenM unableM toM drinkM alcoholM
withMtheirMfriends.MWhichMofMtheMfollowingMwouldMbeMtheMmostM appropriateM responseM toMthisM state
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1. “DrinkingM alcoholM isM notM onlyMillegalM butM dangerousM forM yourM bloodM sugarM
contMrolandM overallM well-being.”
2. “YouM canM stillM drinkM alcohol,M inM moderation,M ifM youM controlM theM sugarM s
pikeMwithmoreM insulin.”
3. “PrepareM forM alcoholM intakeM withM moreM waterM andM lessM carbohydratesM beforeM dr
inkiMngtoM slowM sugarM spikes.”
4. “ItM isM understandableM thatM youM wantM toM beM included,M butM perhapsM weM canM wo
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, M 5. WhichM statementM bestM describesM theM commonM coreM conceptsM ofM theM differentM modelsM ofM pedia
tricMnursing?
1. AllM modelsM focusM onM theM openM communicationM betweenM theM childM andM nurse.
2. AllM modelsM focusM onM importanceM ofM familyM relationship M toM theM child.
3. AllM modelsM focusM onM safeguardingM theM child’sM dignityM duringM care.
4. AllM modelsM focusM onM coordinationM ofM careM needsM thatM ariseM duringM illness.
M 6. WhichM ofM theM followingM tasksM isM associatedM withM theM pediatricM medicalM homeM careM modelM ofM pediat
cnursing?
1. TheM nurseM refersMtheM familyM toM aM childhoodM cancerM supportM groupM priorM toM di
schaMrgefromM theM hospital.
2. TheM nurseM includesM aM simpleM explanationM ofM theM procedureM toM theM childM base
dM onMtheMchild’sM developmentalM level.
3. TheM nurseM includesM theM family’sM culturalM celebrationsM andM observationsM
whiMleprovidingM careM toM theM child.
4. TheM nurseM developsM theM planM ofM careM withM theM childM andM familyM asM theM focal
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tM ofMtheM interventions.
M 7. TheMpediatricMnurseMbeginsMaMresearchMprojectMonM8-year-
M oldM patients M withM the M medical M diagnosis M ofpediatric M ac
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onsetMneuropsychiatricMsyndromeM(PANS).MTheMfamilyMhasMconsentedMtoMtheMresearch,MbutMasMth
eMnurseMbeginsMtoMadministerMtheMintervention,MtheMpatientMrefusesMtoMcooperate.MWhatMisMtheMap
proMpriateM responseM toM thisM refusal?
1. TheM nurseM shouldM discussM withM theM familyM theM optionsM ofM perform
ingMtheinterventionM withoutM theM child’sM knowledge.
2. TheM nurseM shouldM explainM toM theM childM thatM thisM isM necessaryM andM promiseM aM r
ewarMdM atMtheM endM ofM theM researchM project.
3. TheM nurseM shouldM refuseM toM performM theM interventionM untilM theM childM consent
sM toMtheintervention M andM project.
4. TheM nurseM shouldM discussM theM prosM andM consM ofM theM researchM projectM withM t
M 8. heM cMhildandM focusM onM theM outcomes.
AM nurseM isM providingM relationship-
basedM careM toM aM pediatricM patient.M WhichM ofM theM followingM isM achallengeM theM nurseM isM likelyM t
oM encMounterM whileM usingM thisM modelM ofM care?
1. Maintaining M aM sterileM fieldM forM aM procedureM withM aM restlessM toddler
2. Communicating M withM theMblendedM familyM onM regularM basis
3. TreatingM childrenMwithM antibiotic-resistantM illnesses
M 9. 4. CaringM forM aM largerM numberM ofM childrenM withM autismM spectrumM disorde
rsM aMndMchildhoodM depression
TheM pediatricM nurseM desiresM toM expandM hisM orM herM careerM optionsM toM becomeM theM hospital’s
M nurMseMeducatorMofMpediatrics.MWhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMnecessaryMforvthisMnurseMtoMachieveMt
hisMcareMergoal?
1. TheM nurseM isM recommendedM toM earnM aM minimumM ofM aM master’sM degreeM inM nursing.
2. TheM nurseM mustM earnM aM minimumM ofM aM doctorateM degreeM inM nursing.
3. TheM nurseM mustM implementM andM developM researchM inM nursingM practice.
4. TheM nurseM mustM implementM aM planM toMobtainM certification M inM pediatrics.