7th Edition
Chapter 1: Health Status of Children: Global and National
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1. Which region globally has the highest infant mortality rate?
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2. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner understands that, to achieve
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reduction in child mortality from pneumonia and diarrhea, which interventionis
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3. Which is true about the health status of children in the United States?
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A. Globalism has relatively little impact on child health measures in the U.S.
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C. The rate of household poverty is lower than in other
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A. focusing less on development and more on illness prevention and
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B. following guidelines established by theBright Futures publication.
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D. seeing the infant at ages 2, 4, 6, and 12 months when immunizations are
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Chapter 2. Unique Issues in Pediatrics
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1. A nurse is explaining the therapeutic milieu to a new nurse. The
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1. The place where the child is receiving care.
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4. All of the above are correct.
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2. A 16-year-old male has received a pink-slip from the police for inpatient
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has been expressing thoughts of hanging himself because Life sucks. The
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2. In an area where he can be watched one-on-one.
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3. With a roommate that is expressing the same concerns.
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4. In an area close to an external door.
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3. Learning disabilities in children have scientifically been linked to: io io io io io io io io
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2. The environment in which the child lives.
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4. A mental health nurse has assessed a child and determined that the child
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When the school nurse explains this to a teacher, the best description wouldbe:
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1. The child may exhibit physical outbursts.
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2. The child may exhibit violence toward others.
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3. The child may be defiant or have tantrums.
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4. The child will need special interventions for learning.
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5. A child that has not exhibited enuresis in four years has exhibited this
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The reason a child may revert back to this behavior pattern is because of:
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1. Hallucinations.