,Chapter 1: Health Status of Children: Global and National Perspectives
x x x x x x x x x
1.xWhichxregionxgloballyxhasxthexhighestxinfantxmortalityxrate?
A. Indonesia
B. SouthernxAsia
C. SubSaharanxAfricaxCorrect
D. Syria
2.xThexprimaryxcarexpediatricxnursexpractitionerxunderstandsxthat,xtoxachievexthe
greatestxworldwide
reductionxinxchildxmortalityxfromxpneumoniaxandxdiarrhea,xwhichxinterventionxisxmostxeffective?x
A.xAntibiotics
B. Optimalxnutrition
C. VaccinationsxCorrect
D. Waterxpurification
3.xWhichxisxtruexaboutxthexhealthxstatusxofxchildrenxinxthexUnitedxStates?
.
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A.xGlobalismxhasxrelativelyxlittleximpactxonxchildxhealthxmeasuresxinxthexU.S.xB.xObesityxratesxam
ongx2to5yearoldsxhavexshownxaxrecentxsignificant
decrease.xCorrect
.
C. Thexratexofxhouseholdxpovertyxisxlowerxthanxinxotherxeconomicallyxdevelopedxnations.
D. Youngxchildrenxwhoxattendxpreschoolxorxdayxcarexhavexhigherxfoodxinsecurity.
4.xThexprimaryxcarexpediatricxnursexpractitionerxunderstandsxthatxaxmajorxchild
healthxoutcomexassociatedxwithxworldwidexclimatexchangexisxA.xcostxofxliving.
B. education.
,carexpediatricxnursexpractitionerxisxadheringxtoxthexmostxrecentxAmericanx
Academyxof
PediatricsRecommendationsxforxPreventivexPediatricxHealthxCarexguidelinesxby
A. focusingxlessxonxdevelopmentxandxmorexonxillnessxpreventionxandxnutrition.
B. followingxguidelinesxestablishedxbyxtheBrightxFuturesxpublication.
C. schedulingxwellbabyxvisitsxtoxcoincidexwithxkeyxdevelopmentalxmilestones.xCorrect
D. seeingxthexinfantxatxagesx2,x4,x6,xandx12xmonthsxwhenximmunizationsxarexdue.
Chapter 2. Unique Issues in Pediatrics
x x x x x
1.xAxnursexisxexplainingxthextherapeuticxmilieuxtoxaxnewxnurse.xThexbestxexplanationxofxthisxtermxw
ouldxbe:
1. Thexplacexwherexthexchildxisxreceivingxcare.
2. Groupxtherapy.
3. Personalxinteractionsxbetweenxpatientsxandxstaff.
4. Allxofxthexabovexarexcorrect.
ANS:x4
2.xAx16-year-oldxmalexhasxreceivedxaxpink-
slipxfromxthexpolicexforxinpatientxpsychiatricxtreatment.xThexteen
hasxbeenxexpressingxthoughtsxofxhangingxhimselfxbecausexLifexsucks.xThexnursingxstaffxshoul
dxconsiderxplacingxthexchild:
1. Withxpeers.
2. Inxanxareaxwherexhexcanxbexwatchedxone-on-one.
3. Withxaxroommatexthatxisxexpressingxthexsamexconcerns.
4. Inxanxareaxclosextoxanxexternalxdoor.
ANS:x2
, 3. Genetics.
4. Watchingxmorexthanxfourxhoursxofxtelevisionxaxday.
ANS:x3
4.xAxmentalxhealthxnursexhasxassessedxaxchildxandxdeterminedxthatxthexchildxexhibitsxbehavioralxc
hallenges.
Whenxthexschoolxnursexexplainsxthisxtoxaxteacher,xthexbestxdescriptionxwouldxbe:
.
1. Thexchildxmayxexhibitxphysicalxoutbursts.
2. Thexchildxmayxexhibitxviolencextowardxothers.
3. Thexchildxmayxbexdefiantxorxhavextantrums.
4. Thexchildxwillxneedxspecialxinterventionsxforxlearning.
ANS:x3
5. Axchildxthatxhasxnotxexhibitedxenuresisxinxfourxyearsxhasxexhibitedxthisxbehaviorxpatternxforxthe
lastxweek.
x
Thexreasonxaxchildxmayxrevertxbackxtoxthisxbehaviorxpatternxisxbecausexof:
1. Hallucinations.
2. Behavioralxchallenges.
3. Delusions.
4. Stress.ANS:x4