PDATRICS 715

Health Promotion of the Newborn and Family Hockenberry: Wong’s Essentials of Pediatric Nursing, 10th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which is the most critical physiologic change required of the newborn? a. Closure of fetal shunts in the heart b. Stabilization of fluid and electrolytes c. Body-temperature maintenance d. Onset of breathing ANS: D The onset of breathing is the most immediate and critical physiologic change required for transition to extrauterine life. Factors that interfer...

: Developmental and Genetic Influences on Child Health Promotion Hockenberry: Wong’s Essentials of Pediatric Nursing, 10th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. An infant gains head control before sitting unassisted. The nurse recognizes that this is which type of development? a. Cephalocaudal b. Proximodistal c. Mass to specific d. Sequential ANS: A The pattern of development that is head-to-tail, or cephalocaudal, direction is described by an infant’s ability to gain head control before ...

: Childhood Communicable and Infectious Diseases Hockenberry: Wong’s Essentials of Pediatric Nursing, 10th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which term best describes the identification of the distribution and causes of disease, injury, or illness? a. Nursing process b. Epidemiologic process c. Community-based statistics d. Mortality and morbidity statistics ANS: B Epidemiology is the science of population health applied to the detection of morbidity and mortality in a population. It ide...

Chapter 01: Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing Hockenberry: Wong’s Essentials of Pediatric Nursing, 10th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A nurse is planning a teaching session for parents of preschool children. Which statement explains why the nurse should include information about morbidity and mortality? a. Life span statistics are included in the data. b. It explains effectiveness of treatment. c. Cost-effective treatment is detailed for the general population. d. High-risk age groups fo...