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TEST BANK FOR Advanced Pediatric Assessment Fourth Edition,
Author: Ellen M. Chiocca ( All Chapters Covered ) A+ Graded
Latest Version 2026
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,Chapter 1. ChildAHealth Assessment: An Overview
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A nurse is reviewing changes in healthcare delivery and fundingAfor pediatric populations.
Wh ich current trend in the pediatric setting should the nurse expect to find?
a. Increased hospitalization of children
b. Decreased number of uninsured children
c. An increase in ambulatory care
d. Decreased useAof managed
car e ANSWER: C
One effect of managed care is that pediatric healthcare delivery has shifted dramatically
from the acute care setting to the ambulatory setting. The number of hospital beds being
used has decr eased as more care is provided in outpatient and home settings. The
number of uninsured chil dren in the United States continues to grow. One of the biggest
changes in healthcare has bee n the growth of managed care.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: dm 3
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: PlanningAMSC: SafeAand Effective Care Environment
2. A nurse is referring a low-
income family with three children under the age of 5 years to a program that assists with
suppl emental food supplies. Which program should the nurse refer this family to?
a. Medicaid
b. Medicare
c. Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) program
d. Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program
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, ANSWER: D
WIC is a federal program that provides supplemental food supplies to
low- income women who are pregnant or breast-
feeding and to their children until the age of 5 years. Medicaid and the Medicaid Early and
Per iodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) program provides for well-
child examinations and related treatment of medical problems. Children in the WIC
program a re often referred for immunizations, but that is not the primary focus of the
program. Public La w 99-
457 provides financial incentives to states to establish comprehensive early intervention
service s for infants and toddlers with, or at risk for, developmental disabilities.
Medicare is the program for Senior Citizens
. DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF:
dm 7 OBJ: Nursing Process Step:
Implementati on MSC: Health
Promotion and Maintenan ce
3. In most states, adolescents who are not emancipated minors must have parental
permissio n before:
a. treatment for drug abuse.
b. treatment for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
c. obtaining birth control.
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, d. surgery.
ANSWE
R: D
An emancipated minor is a minor child who has the legal competence of an adult. Legal
couns el may be consulted to verify the status of the emancipated minor for consent
purposes. Most st ates allow minors to obtain treatment for drug or alcohol abuse and
STDs and allow access to birth control without parental consent.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: dm 12
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: PlanningAMSC: SafeAand Effective Care Environment
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TEST BANK FOR Advanced Pediatric Assessment Fourth Edition,
Author: Ellen M. Chiocca ( All Chapters Covered ) A+ Graded
Latest Version 2026
1|Page
,Chapter 1. ChildAHealth Assessment: An Overview
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A nurse is reviewing changes in healthcare delivery and fundingAfor pediatric populations.
Wh ich current trend in the pediatric setting should the nurse expect to find?
a. Increased hospitalization of children
b. Decreased number of uninsured children
c. An increase in ambulatory care
d. Decreased useAof managed
car e ANSWER: C
One effect of managed care is that pediatric healthcare delivery has shifted dramatically
from the acute care setting to the ambulatory setting. The number of hospital beds being
used has decr eased as more care is provided in outpatient and home settings. The
number of uninsured chil dren in the United States continues to grow. One of the biggest
changes in healthcare has bee n the growth of managed care.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: dm 3
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: PlanningAMSC: SafeAand Effective Care Environment
2. A nurse is referring a low-
income family with three children under the age of 5 years to a program that assists with
suppl emental food supplies. Which program should the nurse refer this family to?
a. Medicaid
b. Medicare
c. Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) program
d. Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program
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, ANSWER: D
WIC is a federal program that provides supplemental food supplies to
low- income women who are pregnant or breast-
feeding and to their children until the age of 5 years. Medicaid and the Medicaid Early and
Per iodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) program provides for well-
child examinations and related treatment of medical problems. Children in the WIC
program a re often referred for immunizations, but that is not the primary focus of the
program. Public La w 99-
457 provides financial incentives to states to establish comprehensive early intervention
service s for infants and toddlers with, or at risk for, developmental disabilities.
Medicare is the program for Senior Citizens
. DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF:
dm 7 OBJ: Nursing Process Step:
Implementati on MSC: Health
Promotion and Maintenan ce
3. In most states, adolescents who are not emancipated minors must have parental
permissio n before:
a. treatment for drug abuse.
b. treatment for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
c. obtaining birth control.
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, d. surgery.
ANSWE
R: D
An emancipated minor is a minor child who has the legal competence of an adult. Legal
couns el may be consulted to verify the status of the emancipated minor for consent
purposes. Most st ates allow minors to obtain treatment for drug or alcohol abuse and
STDs and allow access to birth control without parental consent.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: dm 12
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: PlanningAMSC: SafeAand Effective Care Environment
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