Chapter 01: Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing
Hockenberry: Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants
and Children, 12th Edition
MULTIPLE
CHOICE
1. What is the major cause of death for children in the United
States?
a. Heart disease
b. Childhood
cancer
c. Injuries
d. Congenital
anomalies
ANS: C
Unintentional injuries (accidents) are the leading cause of death
after age 1 year through adolescence. The leading cause of death
for those younger than 1 year is congenital anomalies, and
childhood cancers and heart disease cause a significantly lower
percentage of deaths in children older than 1 year of age.
, DIF: Cognitive Level:
Understanding TOP: Nursing
Process: Planning MSC: Client Needs: Health
Promotion and Maintenance
2. 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 child’s life.
d. Family-centered care avoids expecting families to
be part of the decision-making process.
ANS: C
The three key components of family-centered care are respect,
collaboration, and support. Family- centered care recognizes
the family as the constant in the child’s life. The family should
be enabled and empowered to work with the health care
system and is expected to be part of the decision-making
, process. The nurse should also support the family’s cultural
diversity, not reduce its effect.
DIF: Cognitive Level:
Applying TOP: Nursing Process:
Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Health
Promotion and Maintenance
3. 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 child’s
health and family situation
ANS: B
EBP helps focus on measurable outcomes; the use of
demonstrated, effective interventions; and questioning the best
approach. EBP involves decision making based on the integration
of the best research evidence combined with clinical expertise
and patient values.
, Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children 12th Edition by Hockenberry Test Bank
DIF: Cognitive Level:
Remembering TOP: Nursing
Process: Planning MSC: Client Needs: Safe
and Effective Care Environment
4. 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 fluorinated water.
d. Mental health problems are typically not seen in
school-age children but may be diagnosed in
adolescents.
ANS: A
When teaching parents of school-age children about childhood
health problems, the nurse should include information about
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