TEST BANK For Wong's Nursing Care of
Infants and Children, 12th Edition
(Hockenberry, 2024), Verified Chapters 1
– 34 (Questions and Answers)(GRADED
A+
1. The clinic nurse is reviewing statistics on infant mortality for the United
States versus other countries. Compared with other countries that have a
population of at least 25 million, the nurse makes which
determination?
a. The United States is ranked last among 27 countries.
b. The United States is ranked similar to 20 other developed countries.
c. The United States is ranked in the middle of 20 other developed countries.
d. The United States is ranked highest among 27 other industrializ - correct
answer>>>A- The United States is ranked last among 27 countries.
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 - correct
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 - correct 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 - correct 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.
- correct 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 - correct 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. - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct
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 - correct answer>>>A-
Childhood obesity is the most common nutritional problem among children.
13. The nurse is planning care for a hospitalized preschool-aged child. Which
should the nurse plan to ensure
atraumatic care?
a. Limit explanation of procedures because the child is preschool aged.
b. Ask that all family members leave the room when performing procedures.
c. Allow the child to choose the type of juice to drink with the administration
of oral medications.
d. Explain that EMLA cream cannot be used for the morning lab draw
because there is not time for it
to be effective. - correct answer>>>C- Allow the child to choose the type of
juice to drink with the administration of oral medications.
14. Which situation denotes a nontherapeutic nursepatientfamily
relationship?
a. The nurse is planning to read a favorite fairy tale to a patient.
b. During shift report, the nurse is criticizing parents for not visiting their
child.
c. The nurse is discussing with a fellow nurse the emotional draw to a certain
patient.
d. The nurse is working with a family to find ways to decrease the familys
dependence on health care
Infants and Children, 12th Edition
(Hockenberry, 2024), Verified Chapters 1
– 34 (Questions and Answers)(GRADED
A+
1. The clinic nurse is reviewing statistics on infant mortality for the United
States versus other countries. Compared with other countries that have a
population of at least 25 million, the nurse makes which
determination?
a. The United States is ranked last among 27 countries.
b. The United States is ranked similar to 20 other developed countries.
c. The United States is ranked in the middle of 20 other developed countries.
d. The United States is ranked highest among 27 other industrializ - correct
answer>>>A- The United States is ranked last among 27 countries.
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 - correct
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 - correct 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 - correct 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.
- correct 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 - correct 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. - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct
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 - correct answer>>>A-
Childhood obesity is the most common nutritional problem among children.
13. The nurse is planning care for a hospitalized preschool-aged child. Which
should the nurse plan to ensure
atraumatic care?
a. Limit explanation of procedures because the child is preschool aged.
b. Ask that all family members leave the room when performing procedures.
c. Allow the child to choose the type of juice to drink with the administration
of oral medications.
d. Explain that EMLA cream cannot be used for the morning lab draw
because there is not time for it
to be effective. - correct answer>>>C- Allow the child to choose the type of
juice to drink with the administration of oral medications.
14. Which situation denotes a nontherapeutic nursepatientfamily
relationship?
a. The nurse is planning to read a favorite fairy tale to a patient.
b. During shift report, the nurse is criticizing parents for not visiting their
child.
c. The nurse is discussing with a fellow nurse the emotional draw to a certain
patient.
d. The nurse is working with a family to find ways to decrease the familys
dependence on health care
