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Wong’s Essentials of Pediatric Nursing 11th EditionBy Hockenbe
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Chapter 1. Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing
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1. The clinic nurse is reviewing statistics on infant mortality for
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the United States versus other countries. Compared with other c
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ountries that have a population of at least 25 million, the nurse
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a. The United States is ranked last among 27 countries.
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b. The United States is ranked similar to 20 other
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developed countries. ai
c. The United States is ranked in the middle of 20 other
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developed countries. ai
d. The United States is ranked highest among 27 other
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industrialized countries. ai
ANS: A ai
Although the death rate has decreased, the United States still ranks last in infant mortality among
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nations with a population of at least 25 million. The United States has the highest infant death rat
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e of developed nations.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: dl. 6
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TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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2. Which is the leading cause of death in infants younger than 1 year in the United States?
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d. Maternal complications specific to the perinatal period
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Congenital anomalies account for 20.1% of deaths in infants younger than 1 year compared with
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sudden infant death syndrome, which accounts for 8.2%; disorders related to short gestation and
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unspecified low birth weight, which account for 16.5%; and maternal complications such as infe
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ctions specific to the perinatal period, which account for 6.1% of deaths in infants younger than
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1 year of age.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: dl. 7 TOP: Nursing Process: PlanningM
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SC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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3. hat is the major cause of death for children older than 1 year in the United States?
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a. Heart disease ai
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Unintentional injuries (accidents) are the leading cause of death after age 1 year through adolescence. The lea
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ding causeof death for those younger than 1 year is congenital anomalies, and childhood cancers and heart dis
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ease cause a significantly lower percentage of deaths in children older than 1 year of age.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding REF: dl. 7 TOP: Nursing Process: Planning
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MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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4. In addition to injuries, what are the leading causes of death in adolescents ages 15 to 19 years?
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a. Suicide and cancer ai ai
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Suicide and homicide account for 16.7% of deaths in this age group. Suicide and cancer account
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for 10.9% of deaths, heart disease and cancer account for approximately 5.5%, and homicide and
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heart disease account for 10.9% of the deaths in this age group.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: dl. 7 TOP: Nursing Process: PlanningM
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SC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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5. The nurse is planning a teaching session to adolescents about deaths by unintentional
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injuries. Which should the nurse include in the session with regard to deaths caused by injuries?
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c. The pattern of deaths does not vary according to age and sex.
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d. The pattern of deaths does not vary widely among different ethnic groups.
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The majority of deaths from unintentional injuries occur in males. The pattern of death does vary
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greatly among different ethnic groups, and the causes of unintentional deaths vary with age andge
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying REF: pp. 7-
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6. What do mortality statistics describe?
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a. Disease occurring regularly within a geographic location
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b. The number of individuals who have died over a specific period
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c. The prevalence of specific illness in the population at a particular time
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d. Disease occurring in more than the number of expected cases in a
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Mortality statistics refer to the number of individuals who have died over a specific period.
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Morbidity statistics show the prevalence of specific illness in the population at a particular time.
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Data regarding disease within a geographic region, or in greater than expected numbers in a com
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munity, may be extrapolated from analyzing the morbidity statistics.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: dl. 3 TOP: Nursing Process: PlanningM
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SC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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7. The nurse should assess which age group for suicide ideation since suicide in which age
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group is the third leading cause of death?
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