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This complete test bank for Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children, 12th Edition by Marilyn J. Hockenberry provides verified questions and answers covering all chapters. It includes pediatric growth and development, health promotion, childhood diseases, family-centered care, and evidence-based nursing interventions. Perfect for nursing students, educators, and exam preparation, this reliable and updated resource strengthens pediatric nursing knowledge, builds confidence, and ensures academic success in exams and clinical practice.

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Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children 12th Edition by Hockenberry Test Bank

,Chapter 01: Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing
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Hockenberry: Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children, 12th Ed
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ition

MULTIPLE CHOICE !




1. What is the major cause of death for children in the United States?
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a. Heart disease !


b. Childhood cancer !


c. Injuries
d. Congenital anomalies !




ANS: vC !


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


v TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: ! ! ! ! !


v Client Needs: Health Promotion ! ! ! !


and Maintenance
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2. Parents of a hospitalized toddler ask the nurse, ―What is meant by family-
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vcentered!care?‖!The!nurse!should!respond!with!which!statement?
a. Family-centered care reduces the effect of cultural diversity on the family. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !


b. Family-centered care encourages family dependence on the health care system. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !


c. Family-centered care recognizes that the family is the constant in a child‘s life. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !


d. Family-centered care avoids expecting families to be part of the decision- ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !


vmaking process. !




ANS: vC !


The three key components of family-centered care are respect, collaboration, and support. Family-
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centered care recognizes the family as the constant in the child‘s life. The family should be enabled and em
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powered to work with the health care system and is expected to be part of the decision-
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vmaking process. The nurse should also support the family‘s cultural diversity, vnot reduce its effect.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying ! !


TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: v Client Needs: Health Promotion
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v and Maintenance !




3. Evidence-based practice (EBP), a decision-making model, is best described as which? ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !


a. Using information in textbooks to guide care ! ! ! ! ! !


b. Combining knowledge with clinical experience and intuition ! ! ! ! ! !


c. Using a professional code of ethics as a means for decision making
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d. Gathering all evidence that applies to the child‘s health and family situation ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !




ANS: vB !


EBP helps focus on measurable outcomes; the use of demonstrated, effective interventions; and questionin
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vg the best approach. EBP involves decision making based on the integration of the best research evidence co
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vmbined with clinical expertise and patient vvalues.
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,Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children 12th Edition by Hockenberry Test Bank
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering ! !


TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: v Client Needs: Safe and Effective
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Care Environment
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4. The nurse is talking to a group of parents of school-age children at an after-
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vschool!program!about!childhood!health!problems.! vWhich!statement!
vshould!the!nurse!include!in!the!tea vching?
a. Childhood obesity is the most common nutritional problem among children. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !


b. Immunization rates are the same among children of different races and ethnicity. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !


c. Dental caries is not a problem commonly seen in children since the introduction of fluorin
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vated!water.
d. Mental health problems are typically not seen in school- ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !


vage!children!but! vmay!be!diagnosed! vin!adolescents.

ANS: vA !


When teaching parents of school-
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vage children about childhood health problems, the nurse should include information about childhood obesit
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vy because it is the most common problem among children and is associated with type 2 diabetes. Teaching p
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varents about ways to prevent obesity is important to include. Immunization rates differ depending on the chil
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vd‘s race and ethnicity; dental caries continues to be a common chronic disease in childhood; and mental healt
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vh problems are seen in children as young as school age, not vjust vin adolescents.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying ! !


TOP: Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning MSC: v Client Needs: Health Promotion
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v and Maintenance !




5. The nurse is planning care for a hospitalized preschool-
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vaged!child.!Which!should!the!nurse!plan!to!ensure!atraumatic!care?
a. Limit explanation of procedures because the child is preschool aged.
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b. Ask that all family members leave the room when performing procedures.
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c. Allow the child to choose the type of juice to drink vwith the administration of oral medica
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vtions.
d. Explain that EMLA cream cannot be used for the morning lab draw because there is not
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v time!for!it!to!be!effective.

ANS: vC !


The overriding goal in providing atraumatic care is first, do no harm. Allowing the child, a choice of juice t
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vo drink when taking oral medications provides the child with a sense of control. The preschool child shoul
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vd be prepared before procedures, so limiting explanations of procedures would increase anxiety. The fam
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vily should be allowed to stay with the child during procedures, minimizing vstress.
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Lidocaine/prilocaine (EMLA) cream is a topical local anesthetic. The nurse should plan to use the prescribed cre ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !


vam in time for morning laboratory draws to minimize pain.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying
v v ! !


TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: ! ! ! ! !


v Client Needs: Health Promotion v and Maintenance
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6. Which situation denotes a nontherapeutic nurse–patient–family relationship?
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a. The nurse is planning to read a favorite fairy tale to a patient.
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b. During shift report, the nurse is criticizing parents for not visiting their child.
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c. The nurse is discussing with a fellow nurse the emotional draw to a certain patient.
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d. The nurse is working with a family to find ways to decrease the family‘s dependence on h
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vealth!care!providers.

, Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children 12th Edition by Hockenberry Test Bank
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ANS: vB !


Criticizing parents for not visiting in shift report is nontherapeutic and shows an under involvement with th
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ve parents. Reading a fairy tale is a therapeutic and age-
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vappropriate action. Discussing feelings of an emotional draw with a fellow nurse is therapeutic and shows a
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v willingness to understand feelings. Working with parents to decrease dependence on health care providers
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v is therapeutic and helps to empower the family.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing ! !


TOP: Integrated Process: Caring MSC:! ! ! ! ! v Client Needs: Psychosocial Inte ! ! !


grity

7. The nurse is aware that which age-
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vgroup!is!at!risk!for!childhood!injury!because!of!the!cognitive!characteristic!of!magical!and!egocentric
thinking?
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a. Preschool
b. Young school age ! !


c. Middle school age ! !


d. Adolescent
ANS: vA !


Preschool children have the cognitive characteristic of magical and egocentric thinking, meaning they are u
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vnable to comprehend danger to self or others. Young and middle school-
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vaged children have transitional cognitive processes, and they may attempt dangerous acts without detailed p
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vlanning but recognize danger to themselves or others. Adolescents have formal operational cognitive proces
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vses and are preoccupied with abstract thinking.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding ! !


TOP: v Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: v Client Needs: Safe and Effective
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Care Environment
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8. The school nurse is assessing children for risk factors related to childhood injuries. Which child has the m
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vost! vrisk!factors!related!to! vchildhood!injury?
a. Female, multiple siblings, stable home life ! ! ! ! !


b. Male, high activity level, stressful home life
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c. Male, even tempered, history of previous injuries
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d. Female, reacts negatively to new situations, no serious previous injuries
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ANS: vB !


Boys have a preponderance for injuries over girls because of a difference in behavioral characteristics, a hig
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vh activity temperament is associated with risk-
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vtaking behaviors, and stress predisposes children to increased risk taking and self-
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vdestructive behaviors. Therefore, a male child with a high activity level and living in a stressful environment
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v has the highest number of risk factors. A girl with several siblings and a stable home life is low risk. A boy wit
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vh previous injuries has two risk factors, but an even temper is not a risk factor for injuries. A girl who reacts ne
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vgatively to new situations but has no previous serious illnesses has only one risk vfactor.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing ! !


TOP: v Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: v Client Needs: Safe and Effective
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Care Environment
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9. An adolescent patient wants to make decisions about treatment options, along with his parents. Which mor
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val!value!is!the!nurse!displaying!when!supporting!the!adolescent!to!make!decisions?
a. Justice

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