Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children
11th Edition by Marilyn J. Hockenberry,
Chapters 1 - 34 | All Chapters
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,Chapter 01: Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing
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MULTIPLE 7b CHOICE
1. What 7bis 7bthe 7bmajor 7bcause 7bof 7bdeath 7bfor 7bchildren 7bolder 7bthan 7b1 7byear 7bin 7bthe 7bUnited 7bStates?
a. Heart 7bdisease
b. Childhood 7 b cancer
c. Unintentional 7binjuries
d. Congenital
anomalies 7bANSWER: 7bC
7b
Unintentional 7 b injuries 7 b (accidents) 7 b are 7 b the 7 b leading 7 b cause 7 b of 7 b death 7 b after 7 b age 7 b 1 7 b year
7 b through 7 b adolescence. 7 b The 7bleading 7bcause 7bof 7bdeath 7bfor 7bthose 7byounger 7bthan 7b1 7byear 7bis 7bcongenital
7banomalies, 7band 7bchildhood 7bcancers 7band 7bheart 7bdisease 7 b cause 7 b a 7 b significantly 7 b lower 7 b percentage
7 b of 7 b deaths 7 b in 7 b children 7 b older 7 b than 7 b 1 7 b year 7 b of 7 b age.
DIF: 7bCognitive 7b Level: 7bUnderstanding
MSC: 7bClient 7bNeeds: 7bHealth 7b Promotion 7b and 7bMaintenance
2. The 7bclinic 7bnurse 7bis 7breviewing 7bstatistics 7bon 7binfant 7bmortality 7bfor 7bthe 7bUnited 7bStates 7bversus
7bother 7bcountries. 7bCompared 7 b with 7 b other 7 b countries 7 b that 7 b have 7 b a 7 b population 7 b of 7 b at
7 b least 7 b 25 7 b million, 7 b the 7 b nurse 7 b makes 7 b which 7bdetermination?
a. The 7bUnited 7bStates 7bis 7branked 7blast 7bamong 7b27 7bcountries.
b. The 7bUnited 7bStates 7bis 7branked 7bsimilar 7bto 7b20 7bother 7bdeveloped 7bcountries.
c. The 7bUnited 7bStates 7bis 7branked 7bin 7bthe 7bmiddle 7bof 7b 20 7bother 7bdeveloped 7bcountries.
d. The 7bUnited 7bStates 7bis 7branked 7b highest 7bamong 7b27 7b other 7b industrialized 7bcountries.
ANSWER: 7 b A
Although 7bthe 7bdeath 7b rate 7bhas 7 b decreased, 7bthe 7 b United 7 b States 7 b still 7branks 7 b last 7bin 7 b infant 7b mortality
7 b among 7b nations 7b with 7ba 7bpopulation 7 b of 7 b at 7 b least 7 b 25 7 b million. 7bThe 7bUnited 7 b States 7 b has 7 b the
7 b highest 7binfant 7 b death 7 b rate 7 b of 7 b developed 7bnations.
DIF: 7b Cognitive 7b Level: 7 b Remembering
TOP: 7bNursing 7b Process: 7b Assessment 7bMSC: 7b Client 7b Needs: 7bHealth 7 b Promotion 7b and 7 b Maintenance
3. The 7bnurse 7bis 7bplanning 7ba 7bteaching 7bsession 7bto 7badolescents 7babout 7bdeaths 7bby 7bunintentional 7binjuries.
7bWhich 7bshould 7bthe 7bnurse 7 b include 7 b in 7 b the 7bsession 7 b with 7 b regard 7 b to 7 b deaths 7 b caused 7 b by
7 b injuries?
a. More 7bdeaths 7boccur 7bin 7bmales.
, b. More 7bdeaths 7boccur 7bin 7bfemales.
c. The pattern 7bof 7bdeaths 7bdoes 7bnot 7bvary 7baccording 7bto 7bage 7band 7bsex.