Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children
12th Edition by Marilyn J. Hockenberry,
Chapters 1 - 34 | All Chapters
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,Chapter 01: Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing
m m m m m
MULTIPLEm CHOICE
1. Whatmismthem majormcausem ofm deathmformchildrenm olderm thanm1m yearminm themUnitedm States?
a. Heartmdisease
b. Childhoodm cancer
c. Unintentionalminjuries
d. Congenitalmanomalie
smANSWER:mC
Unintentionalm injuriesm (accidents)m arem them leadingm causem ofm deathm afterm agem 1m yearm throughm adolescence.m
Themleadingmcausemofmdeathmformthosemyoungermthanm1myearmismcongenitalmanomalies,mandmchildhoodmcancersman
dmheartmdiseasem causem am significantlym lowerm percentagem ofm deathsm inm childrenm olderm thanm 1m yearm ofm age.
DIF:mCognitivem Level:mUnderstanding
MSC:m ClientmNeeds:m Healthm Promotionm andmMaintenance
2. ThemclinicmnursemismreviewingmstatisticsmonminfantmmortalitymformthemUnitedmStatesmversusmothermcountri
es.mComparedm withm otherm countriesm thatm havem am populationm ofm atm leastm 25m million,m them nursem makes
m whichmdetermination?
a. ThemUnitedm Statesmismrankedmlastmamongm27m countries.
b. ThemUnitedm Statesmism rankedm similarmtom 20m othermdevelopedm countries.
c. ThemUnitedmStatesmismrankedminm themmiddlemofm20mothermdevelopedm countries.
d. ThemUnitedmStatesmismrankedm highestmamongm 27m otherm industrializedm countries.
ANSWER:m A
Althoughmthemdeathm ratemhasm decreased,mthem Unitedm Statesm stillmranksm lastminm infantm mortalitym amongm nationsm
withmampopulationm ofm atm leastm 25m million.mThemUnitedm Statesm hasm them highestminfantm deathm ratem ofm develope
dmnations.
DIF:m Cognitivem Level:m Remembering
TOP:mNursingm Process:m Assessmentm MSC:m Clientm Needs:mHealthm Promotionm andm Maintenance
3. Themnursemismplanningmamteachingmsessionmtomadolescentsmaboutmdeathsmbymunintentionalminjuries.mWhichmshou
ldmthemnursem includem inm themsessionm withm regardm tom deathsm causedm bym injuries?
a. Moremdeathsm occurm inmmales.
b. Moremdeathsmoccurminm females.
, c. The patternm ofmdeathsm doesmnotmvarym accordingm tomagem andmsex.