TEST BANK
Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children
11th Edition by Marilyn J. Hockenberry,
Chapters 1 - 34 | All Chapters
,
,Chapter 01: Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What jis jthe j major jcause jof j death jfor jchildren j older j than j 1 j year jin j the jUnited j States?
a. Heart jdisease
b. Childhood j cancer
c. Unintentional jinjuries
d. Congenital
janomalies jANSWER: jC
Unintentional j injuries j (accidents) j are j the j leading j cause j of j death j after j age j 1 j year j through
j adolescence. j The jleading jcause jof jdeath jfor jthose jyounger jthan j1 jyear jis jcongenital janomalies, jand
jchildhood jcancers jand jheart jdisease j cause j a j significantly j lower j percentage j of j deaths j in j children
j older j than j 1 j year j of j age.
DIF: jCognitive j Level: jUnderstanding
MSC: j Client jNeeds: j Health j Promotion j and jMaintenance
2. The jclinic jnurse jis jreviewing jstatistics jon jinfant jmortality jfor jthe jUnited jStates jversus jother
jcountries. jCompared j with j other j countries j that j have j a j population j of j at j least j 25 j million, j the
j nurse j makes j which jdetermination?
a. The jUnited jStates jis jranked jlast jamong j27 j countries.
b. The jUnited j States jis j ranked j similar jto j 20 j other jdeveloped j countries.
c. The jUnited jStates jis jranked jin j the jmiddle jof j 20 jother jdeveloped j countries.
d. The jUnited jStates jis jranked j highest jamong j 27 j other jindustrialized j countries.
ANSWER: j A
Although jthe jdeath j rate jhas j decreased, jthe j United j States j still jranks j last jin j infant j mortality j among
j nations j with ja jpopulation j of j at j least j 25 j million. jThe jUnited j States j has j the j highest jinfant j death j rate
j of j developed jnations.
DIF: j Cognitive j Level: j Remembering
TOP: jNursing j Process: j Assessment j MSC: j Client j Needs: jHealth j Promotion j and j Maintenance
3. The jnurse jis jplanning ja jteaching jsession jto jadolescents jabout jdeaths jby junintentional jinjuries. jWhich
jshould jthe jnurse j include j in j the jsession j with j regard j to j deaths j caused j by j injuries?
a. More jdeaths j occur j in jmales.
, b. More jdeaths joccur jin j females.
c. The pattern j of j deaths j does jnot jvary j according j to jage j and jsex.
Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children
11th Edition by Marilyn J. Hockenberry,
Chapters 1 - 34 | All Chapters
,
,Chapter 01: Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What jis jthe j major jcause jof j death jfor jchildren j older j than j 1 j year jin j the jUnited j States?
a. Heart jdisease
b. Childhood j cancer
c. Unintentional jinjuries
d. Congenital
janomalies jANSWER: jC
Unintentional j injuries j (accidents) j are j the j leading j cause j of j death j after j age j 1 j year j through
j adolescence. j The jleading jcause jof jdeath jfor jthose jyounger jthan j1 jyear jis jcongenital janomalies, jand
jchildhood jcancers jand jheart jdisease j cause j a j significantly j lower j percentage j of j deaths j in j children
j older j than j 1 j year j of j age.
DIF: jCognitive j Level: jUnderstanding
MSC: j Client jNeeds: j Health j Promotion j and jMaintenance
2. The jclinic jnurse jis jreviewing jstatistics jon jinfant jmortality jfor jthe jUnited jStates jversus jother
jcountries. jCompared j with j other j countries j that j have j a j population j of j at j least j 25 j million, j the
j nurse j makes j which jdetermination?
a. The jUnited jStates jis jranked jlast jamong j27 j countries.
b. The jUnited j States jis j ranked j similar jto j 20 j other jdeveloped j countries.
c. The jUnited jStates jis jranked jin j the jmiddle jof j 20 jother jdeveloped j countries.
d. The jUnited jStates jis jranked j highest jamong j 27 j other jindustrialized j countries.
ANSWER: j A
Although jthe jdeath j rate jhas j decreased, jthe j United j States j still jranks j last jin j infant j mortality j among
j nations j with ja jpopulation j of j at j least j 25 j million. jThe jUnited j States j has j the j highest jinfant j death j rate
j of j developed jnations.
DIF: j Cognitive j Level: j Remembering
TOP: jNursing j Process: j Assessment j MSC: j Client j Needs: jHealth j Promotion j and j Maintenance
3. The jnurse jis jplanning ja jteaching jsession jto jadolescents jabout jdeaths jby junintentional jinjuries. jWhich
jshould jthe jnurse j include j in j the jsession j with j regard j to j deaths j caused j by j injuries?
a. More jdeaths j occur j in jmales.
, b. More jdeaths joccur jin j females.
c. The pattern j of j deaths j does jnot jvary j according j to jage j and jsex.
