Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children
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11th Edition by Marilyn J. Hockenberry,
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Chapters 1 - 34 | All Chapters
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,Chapter 01: Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing
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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
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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 | with
|a |population | of | at | least | 25 | million. |The |United | States | has | the | highest |infant | death | rate | of | developed |nations.
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.