CHILD HEALTH NURSING UPDATED EDITION
CHAPTER 36 ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Who is considered the father of pediatrics?
Answer: Abraham Jacobi, who began his work in the early 1900s.
◉ What significant change in perception about children occurred
due to Jacobi's research?
Answer: The concept of 'childhood' emerged, recognizing children as
individuals rather than property.
◉ What was the infant mortality rate in the U.S. in 2023?
Answer: 5.48%.
◉ What holistic approach has evolved in nursing care for children?
Answer: Recognizing that children have physical, intellectual,
emotional, and spiritual needs that vary by developmental level.
◉ What government program was established in 1909 to improve
infant and maternal health?
Answer: The Children's Bureau.
,◉ What does WIC stand for and what is its purpose?
Answer: Women, Infants & Children; it provides supplemental food
and health care referrals for eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, or
postpartum women and children.
◉ What does the National School Lunch Act provide?
Answer: Low-cost or free lunches for eligible children.
◉ What is the purpose of the Missing Children's Act?
Answer: To establish a national clearinghouse for data concerning
missing children and unidentified bodies.
◉ What does the Deserted Babies Bill allow parents to do?
Answer: To safely surrender a newborn to an emergency medical
professional or law enforcement officer without fear of arrest.
◉ What is the State Children's Health Insurance Act (SCHIP)?
Answer: A program established to provide insurance to children not
eligible for Medicaid.
◉ What does the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act aim to do?
, Answer: Increase the affordability and rate of health insurance
coverage for Americans and reduce overall care costs.
◉ What is the Healthy People 2020 initiative?
Answer: A government document that establishes guidelines to
improve health for Americans, including children.
◉ What is the definition of mortality in a pediatric context?
Answer: The relative frequency of deaths in a specific population,
also known as the death rate.
◉ What is morbidity?
Answer: The rate at which a disease occurs in a group of people.
◉ What are some leading causes of infant mortality?
Answer: Congenital anomalies, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
(SIDS), and maternal complications.
◉ What demographic has a higher infant mortality rate in the U.S.?
Answer: Hispanic and Black mothers compared to non-Hispanic
white mothers.
CHAPTER 36 ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Who is considered the father of pediatrics?
Answer: Abraham Jacobi, who began his work in the early 1900s.
◉ What significant change in perception about children occurred
due to Jacobi's research?
Answer: The concept of 'childhood' emerged, recognizing children as
individuals rather than property.
◉ What was the infant mortality rate in the U.S. in 2023?
Answer: 5.48%.
◉ What holistic approach has evolved in nursing care for children?
Answer: Recognizing that children have physical, intellectual,
emotional, and spiritual needs that vary by developmental level.
◉ What government program was established in 1909 to improve
infant and maternal health?
Answer: The Children's Bureau.
,◉ What does WIC stand for and what is its purpose?
Answer: Women, Infants & Children; it provides supplemental food
and health care referrals for eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, or
postpartum women and children.
◉ What does the National School Lunch Act provide?
Answer: Low-cost or free lunches for eligible children.
◉ What is the purpose of the Missing Children's Act?
Answer: To establish a national clearinghouse for data concerning
missing children and unidentified bodies.
◉ What does the Deserted Babies Bill allow parents to do?
Answer: To safely surrender a newborn to an emergency medical
professional or law enforcement officer without fear of arrest.
◉ What is the State Children's Health Insurance Act (SCHIP)?
Answer: A program established to provide insurance to children not
eligible for Medicaid.
◉ What does the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act aim to do?
, Answer: Increase the affordability and rate of health insurance
coverage for Americans and reduce overall care costs.
◉ What is the Healthy People 2020 initiative?
Answer: A government document that establishes guidelines to
improve health for Americans, including children.
◉ What is the definition of mortality in a pediatric context?
Answer: The relative frequency of deaths in a specific population,
also known as the death rate.
◉ What is morbidity?
Answer: The rate at which a disease occurs in a group of people.
◉ What are some leading causes of infant mortality?
Answer: Congenital anomalies, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
(SIDS), and maternal complications.
◉ What demographic has a higher infant mortality rate in the U.S.?
Answer: Hispanic and Black mothers compared to non-Hispanic
white mothers.
