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AdvancedPediatricAssessment,3rdEdition
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M. Chiocca) All Chapters1 - 26
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,Chapter 1. Child Health Assessment: An Overview
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1. A nurse is reviewing changes in healthcare delivery and funding for pediatric populations. Which
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v current trend in the pediatric setting should the nurse expect to find?
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a. Increased hospitalization of children v v v
b. Decreased number of uninsured children v v v v
c. An increase in ambulatory care
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d. Decreased use of managed care v v v v
ANSWER: C
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One effect of managed care is that pediatric healthcare delivery has shifted dramatically from the
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v acute care setting to the ambulatory setting. The number of hospital beds being used has
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v decreased as more care is provided in outpatient and home settings. The number of uninsured
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v children in the United States continues to grow. One of the biggest changes in healthcare has
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v been the growth of managed care.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: dm 3
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OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Planning MSC: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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2. A nurse is referring a low-income familywith three children under the age of 5 years to a
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v program that assists with supplemental food supplies. Which program should the nurse refer this
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v family to? v
a. Medicaid
b. Medicare
c. Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) program
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d. Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) programv v v v v
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WIC is a federal program that provides supplemental food supplies to low-income women who are
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v pregnant or breast-feeding and to their children until the age of 5 years. Medicaid and the
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v MedicaidEarly and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) program provides
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v forwell-childexaminations and related treatment of medical problems. Childreninthe WIC v v v v v v v v
v programareoften referred forimmunizations, butthatisnotthe primaryfocusofthe program.
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Public Law 99-457 provides financial incentives to states to establish comprehensive early
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intervention servicesforinfants and toddlers with, or at riskfor, developmental disabilities.
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Medicare is the program for Senior Citizens.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: dm 7
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v OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
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v MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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3. In most states, adolescents who are not emancipated minors must have parental permission
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v before:
a. treatment fordrug abuse. v v
b. treatment for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
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c. obtaining birth control. v v
d. surgery.
ANSWER: D
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An emancipated minor is a minorchild whohasthe legal competence of an adult. Legal counsel
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v may be consulted to verify the status of the emancipated minor for consent purposes. Most states
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v allow minors to obtain treatment for drug or alcohol abuse and STDs and allow access to birth
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v control without parental consent.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: dm 12
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OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Planning MSC: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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