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,Unit I Foundations of Pediatric Nursing
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o CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Child Health and Pediatric Nursing
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o CHAPTER 2 Factors Influencing Child Health
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Unit II Health Promotion of the Growing Child and Family
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o CHAPTER b 3 b Growth b and Development of the Newborn and Infant b b b b b b
o CHAPTER b 4 b Growth b and Development of the Toddler b b b b
o CHAPTER b 5 b Growth b and Development of the Preschooler b b b b
o CHAPTER b 6 b Growth b and Development of the School-Age Child b b b b b
o CHAPTER b 7 b Growth b and Development of the Adolescent b b b b
Unit III Working With Children and Families
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o CHAPTER 8 Atraumatic Care of Children and Families
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o CHAPTER 9 Health Supervision b b b
o CHAPTER 10 Health Assessment of Children
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o CHAPTER 11 Caring for Children in Diverse Settings
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o CHAPTER 12 Caring for the Special Needs Child b b b b b b b
o CHAPTER 13 Key Pediatric Nursing Interventions
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o CHAPTER14Nursing Careofthe ChildWith anAlteration inComfort– Pain
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Assessment and Management
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Unit IV Nursing Care of the Child With a Health Disorder
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o CHAPTER 15 Nursing Care of the Child With an Infection
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o CHAPTER 16 Nursing Care of the Child With an Alteration in Intracranial Regul
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ation/Neurologic Disorder
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o CHAPTER 17 Nursing Care of the Child With an Alteration in Sensory Percepti
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on/Disorder of the Eyes or Ears
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o CHAPTER 18 Nursing Care of the Child With an Alteration in Gas Exchange/R
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espiratory Disorder
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o CHAPTER 19Nursing Care ofthe ChildWith anAlteration inPerfusion/Cardio
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vascular Disorder
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o CHAPTER 20 Nursing Care of the Child With an Alteration in Bowel Elimination
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/Gastrointestinal Disorder b b
o CHAPTER 21 Nursing Care of the Child With an Alteration in Urinary Eliminatio
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n/Genitourinary Disorder
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o CHAPTER22NursingCareoftheChildW ithanAlterationinMobility/Neurom
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uscular or Musculoskeletal Disorder
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o CHAPTER 23 Nursing Care of the Child With an Alteration in Tissue Integrity/In
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tegumentary Disorder
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o CHAPTER 24Nursing Care ofthe Child With anAlteration inCellular Regulati
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on/Hematologic or Neoplastic Disorder
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o CHAPTER 25 Nursing Care of the Child With an Alteration in Immunity or Immu
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nologic Disorder
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o CHAPTER 26 Nursing Care of the Child With an Alteration in Metabolism/Endo
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crine Disorder
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o CHAPTER 27 Nursing Care of the Child With an Alteration in Genetics
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, o CHAPTER 28 Nursing Care of the Child With an Alteration in Behavior, Cogniti b b b b b b b b b b b b
on, or Development
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o CHAPTER 29 Nursing Care During a Pediatric Emergency b b b b b b b
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1. The nurse providing family-
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centered care in a hospital setting reflects on the focus of the health care provided in today's
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b society. Which statement bestCdescribes the currentdefinition of health?
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A) Healthis described as 'an absenceof disease.'
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B) Health is measured by monitoring mortality and morbidity of a group.
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C) Healthisastate of complete physical, mental, andsocial well-being.
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D) Technological gains made in health care are shared equally among all childre b b b b b b b b b b b
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In the past, health was defined simply as the absence of disease; health was measured
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b bymonitoringthemortalityandmorbidityofagroup.Overthepastcentury,however,thefocus
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of health hasshiftedtodiseaseprevention, health promotion, andwellness. The World Health
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b Organization (2013) defines health as "a state of complete physical, men tal, and social well-
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being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." The gains in child health hav e been
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b huge, but, unfortunately, these gains are not shared equally among all children.
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2. Thestudent nurse is learning about the past history of child health and health carein th
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eUnited States. Which statement accurately reflects the condition of health care in the pastand
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currentcenturies?
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A) In past centuries in the United States, the health of the countrywas better than it is today
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due to the simpler style of living.
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B) In the current century, mortalityrates are high, but life expectancyhas increase
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b dduetotechnologicaladvances. b b b
C) In the late eighteenth and earlynineteenth centuries urban public healt
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b himprovements made cities healthier places for growing children. b b b b b b b
D) By the late twentieth century unintentional injuries rather than infectious diseasesh
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b adbecometheleadingcauseofdeathforchildrenolderthan1yearold.
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Ans:CD
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In past centuries in the United States, the health of the country was poorer than it is tod ay;
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b mortality rates were high and life expectancy was short. Over the years the healtho f children
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b received more and more attention, leading to a better understanding of sourc es of illness and
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b improvements in sanitation, water, and nutrition. As a result, by the late twentieth century b b b b b b b b b b b b b
b unintentional injuries rather than infectious diseases had become the l b b b b b b b b b
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3. The nurse is administering a number of therapeutic interventions for neonates, infants, and
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children on the pediatric unit. Which intervention contributes to an increase in chr onic
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b illness seen in early childhood?
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A) Administering antibioticsto prevent lethalinfections b b b b b
B) Vaccinatingchildrento prevent childhood diseases b b b b b
C) Usingmechanical ventilation forprematureinfants b b b b b
D) Usingcorticosteroidsasatreatmentforasthma b b b b b b
b Ans:CC
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Usingmechanical ventilation and medications to foster lung development in prematurei nfants
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b increasestheir survival rate. Yettheinfants who survive areoften faced withmy
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