Test Bank - Wongs Nursing Care of Infants and Children, 12th Edition (Hockenberry, 2024), Chapter 1-34 - Copy

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Wong’s.Nursing.Care.of.Infants.and.Children.11t
h.Edition.by.Marilyn.J..Hockenberry,.Chapters.1.
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,Chapter. 01:. Perspectives. of. Pediatric. Nursing
MULTIPLE. CHOICE

1. What.is.the. major.cause. of.death.for.children.older. than. 1. year.in. the.United. States?


a. Heart.disease


b. Childhood. cancer


c. Unintentional.injuries


d. Congenital.anomalies


.ANSWER:.C

Unintentional. injuries. (accidents). are. the. leading. cause. of. death. after. age. 1. year. through. adolescence.. The
.leading.cause.of.death.for.those.younger.than.1.year.is.congenital.anomalies,.and.childhood.cancers.and.heart.
disease. cause. a. significantly. lower. percentage. of. deaths. in. children. older. than. 1. year. of. age.

DIF:.Cognitive. Level:.Understanding

MSC:. Client.Needs:. Health. Promotion. and.Maintenance

2. The.clinic.nurse.is.reviewing.statistics.on.infant.mortality.for.the.United.States.versus.other.countries..
Compared. with. other. countries. that. have. a. population. of. at. least. 25. million,. the. nurse. makes. which
.determination?

a. The.United. States.is.ranked.last.among.27. countries.


b. The.United.States.is. ranked.similar.to. 20. other.developed. countries.


c. The.United.States.is.ranked.in. the.middle.of. 20.other.developed. countries.


d. The.United.States.is.ranked. highest.among. 27. other. industrialized. countries.


ANSWER:. A

Although.the.death. rate.has. decreased,.the. United. States. still.ranks. last.in. infant. mortality. among. nations. wit
h.a.population. of. at. least. 25. million..The.United. States. has. the. highest.infant. death. rate. of. developed.natio
ns.

DIF:. Cognitive. Level:. Remembering

TOP:.Nursing. Process:. Assessment. MSC:. Client. Needs:.Health. Promotion. and. Maintenance


3. The.nurse.is.planning.a.teaching.session.to.adolescents.about.deaths.by.unintentional.injuries..Which.should.
the.nurse. include. in. the.session. with. regard. to. deaths. caused. by. injuries?


a. More.deaths. occur. in.males.

, b. More.deaths.occur.in. females.


c. The pattern. of. deaths. does.not. vary. according. to.age. and. sex.