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12th Edition (Hockenberry, 2024), Chapter 1-34 ,
9780323776707 , All Chapters with Answers and Rationals .

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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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. - 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 - 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. -
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 - 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 - 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 - 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. - 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
providers. - ANSWER: B-During shift report, the nurse is criticizing parents for not visiting their child.

16. The school nurse is assessing children for risk factors related to childhood injuries. Which child has
the
most risk factors related to childhood injury?
a. Female, multiple siblings, stable home life
b. Male, high activity level, stressful home life
c. Male, even tempered, history of previous injuries
d. Female, reacts negatively to new situations, no serious previous injuries - ANSWER: b. Male, high
activity level, stressful home life

,17. The school nurse is evaluating the number of school-age children classified as obese. The nurse
recognizes
that the percentile of body mass index that classifies a child as obese is greater than which?
a. 50th percentile
b. 75th percentile
c. 80th percentile
d. 95th percentile - ANSWER: d. 95th percentile

18. The nurse is teaching parents about the types of behaviors children exhibit when living with
chronic
violence. Which statement made by the parents indicates further teaching is needed?
a. We should watch for aggressive play.
b. Our child may show lasting symptoms of stress.
c. We know that our child will show caring behaviors.
d. Our child may have difficulty concentrating in school. - ANSWER: c. We know that our child will
show caring behaviors.

19. The nurse is evaluating research studies according to the GRADE criteria and has determined the
quality of
evidence on the subject is moderate. Which type of evidence does this determination indicate?

a. Strong evidence from unbiased observational studies
b. Evidence from randomized clinical trials showed inconsistent results
c. Consistent evidence from well-performed randomized clinical trials
d. Evidence for at least one critical outcome from randomized clinical trials had serious flaws -
ANSWER: b. Evidence from randomized clinical trials showed inconsistent results

20. An adolescent patient wants to make decisions about treatment options, along with his parents.
Which
moral value is the nurse displaying when supporting the adolescent to make decisions?
a. Justice
b. Autonomy
c. Beneficence
d. Nonmaleficence - ANSWER: b. Autonomy

21. The nurse manager is compiling a report for a hospital committee on the quality of nursing-
sensitive
indicators for a nursing unit. Which does the nurse manager include in the report?
a. The average age of the nurses on the unit
b. The salary ranges for the nurses on the unit
c. The education and certification of the nurses on the unit
d. The number of nurses who have applied but were not hired for the unit - ANSWER: c. The
education and certification of the nurses on the unit

1. Which responsibilities are included in the pediatric nurses promotion of the health and well-being
of
children? (Select all that apply.)
a. Promoting disease prevention
b. Providing financial assistance
c. Providing support and counseling
d. Establishing lifelong friendships
e. Establishing a therapeutic relationship
f. Participating in ethical decision making - ANSWER: a. Promoting disease prevention
c. Providing support and counseling
e. Establishing a therapeutic relationship
f. Participating in ethical decision making

, 6. Which should the nurse teach to parents regarding oral health of children? (Select all that apply.)
a. Fluoridated water should be used.
b. Early childhood caries is a preventable disease.
c. Dental caries is a rare chronic disease of childhood.
d. Dental hygiene should begin with the first tooth eruption.
e. Childhood caries does not happen until after 2 years of age. - ANSWER: a. Fluoridated water should
be used.
b. Early childhood caries is a preventable disease.
d. Dental hygiene should begin with the first tooth eruption.

1. The nurse is determining if a newborn is classified in the low birth weight (LBW) category of less
than 2500
g. The newborns weight is 5 lb, 4 oz. What is the newborns weight in grams? Record your answer in a
whole
number. - ANSWER: 2386

1. Children are taught the values of their culture through observation and feedback relative to their
own
behavior. In teaching a class on cultural competence, the nurse should be aware that which factor
may be
culturally determined?
a. Ethnicity
b. Racial variation
c. Status
d. Geographic boundaries - ANSWER: c. Status

2. The nurse is aware that if patients different cultures are implied to be inferior, the emotional
attitude the
nurse is displaying is what?
a. Acculturation
b. Ethnocentrism
c. Cultural shock
d. Cultural sensitivity - ANSWER: b. Ethnocentrism

5. The nurse is planning care for a patient with a different ethnic background. Which should be an
appropriate
goal?
a. Adapt, as necessary, ethnic practices to health needs.
b. Attempt, in a nonjudgmental way, to change ethnic beliefs.
c. Encourage continuation of ethnic practices in the hospital setting.
d. Strive to keep ethnic background from influencing health needs. - ANSWER: a. Adapt, as necessary,
ethnic practices to health needs.

6. The nurse discovers welts on the back of a Vietnamese child during a home health visit. The childs
mother
says she has rubbed the edge of a coin on her childs oiled skin. The nurse should recognize this as
what?
a. Child abuse
b. Cultural practice to rid the body of disease
c. Cultural practice to treat enuresis or temper tantrums
d. Child discipline measure common in the Vietnamese culture - ANSWER: b. Cultural practice to rid
the body of disease

7. A Hispanic toddler has pneumonia. The nurse notices that the parent consistently feeds the child
only the

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