NURSING CARE OF INFANTS AND
CHILDREN TEST PAPER COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS AND ACCURATE RESPONSES
●● 2. Which is the leading cause of death in infants younger than 1 year
in the United States?
a. Congenital anomalies
b. Sudden infant death syndrome
c. Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight
d. Maternal complications specific to the perinatal period
Answer: A- Congenital anomalies
●● 3. 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- Unintentional injuries
●● 4. In addition to injuries, what are the leading causes of death in
adolescents ages 15 to 19 years?
,a. Suicide and cancer
b. Suicide and homicide
c. Drowning and cancer
d. Homicide and heart disease
Answer: B- Suicide and homicide
●● 5. 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.
d. The pattern of deaths does not vary widely among different ethnic
groups.
Answer: A- More deaths occur in males.
●● 7. The nurse should assess which age group for suicide ideation since
suicide in which age group is the third
leading cause of death?
a. Preschoolers
b. Young school age
c. Middle school age
d. Late school age and adolescents
,Answer: D- Late school age and adolescents
●● 8. Parents of a hospitalized toddler ask the nurse, What is meant by
family-centered 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
childs life.
d. Family-centered care avoids expecting families to be part of the
decision-making process.
Answer: C- Family-centered care recognizes that the family is the
constant in a childs life.
●● 10. 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
d. Gathering all evidence that applies to the childs health and family
situation
, Answer: B - Combining knowledge with clinical experience and
intuition
●● 11. Which best describes signs and symptoms as part of a nursing
diagnosis?
a. Description of potential risk factors
b. Identification of actual health problems
c. Human response to state of illness or health
d. Cues and clusters derived from patient assessment
Answer: D- Cues and clusters derived from patient assessment
●● 12. The nurse is talking to a group of parents of school-age children
at an after-school program about
childhood health problems. Which statement should the nurse include in
the teaching?
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 fluoridated
water.
d. Mental health problems are typically not see
CHILDREN TEST PAPER COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS AND ACCURATE RESPONSES
●● 2. Which is the leading cause of death in infants younger than 1 year
in the United States?
a. Congenital anomalies
b. Sudden infant death syndrome
c. Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight
d. Maternal complications specific to the perinatal period
Answer: A- Congenital anomalies
●● 3. 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- Unintentional injuries
●● 4. In addition to injuries, what are the leading causes of death in
adolescents ages 15 to 19 years?
,a. Suicide and cancer
b. Suicide and homicide
c. Drowning and cancer
d. Homicide and heart disease
Answer: B- Suicide and homicide
●● 5. 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.
d. The pattern of deaths does not vary widely among different ethnic
groups.
Answer: A- More deaths occur in males.
●● 7. The nurse should assess which age group for suicide ideation since
suicide in which age group is the third
leading cause of death?
a. Preschoolers
b. Young school age
c. Middle school age
d. Late school age and adolescents
,Answer: D- Late school age and adolescents
●● 8. Parents of a hospitalized toddler ask the nurse, What is meant by
family-centered 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
childs life.
d. Family-centered care avoids expecting families to be part of the
decision-making process.
Answer: C- Family-centered care recognizes that the family is the
constant in a childs life.
●● 10. 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
d. Gathering all evidence that applies to the childs health and family
situation
, Answer: B - Combining knowledge with clinical experience and
intuition
●● 11. Which best describes signs and symptoms as part of a nursing
diagnosis?
a. Description of potential risk factors
b. Identification of actual health problems
c. Human response to state of illness or health
d. Cues and clusters derived from patient assessment
Answer: D- Cues and clusters derived from patient assessment
●● 12. The nurse is talking to a group of parents of school-age children
at an after-school program about
childhood health problems. Which statement should the nurse include in
the teaching?
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 fluoridated
water.
d. Mental health problems are typically not see
