NURS 232- EXAM #1 study Questions and Answers well Explained Latest 2024/2025 Update 100% Correct.
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NURS 232
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NURS 232
Which statement regarding childhood morbidity is the most accurate? -
️️b.Morbidity is not distributed randomly.
Morbidity is not distributed randomly in children. Increased morbidity is associated with
certain groups of children, including children living in poverty and those who were low
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NURS 232- EXAM #1 study questions
Which statement regarding childhood morbidity is the most accurate? -
✔️✔️b.Morbidity is not distributed randomly.
Morbidity is not distributed randomly in children. Increased morbidity is associated with
certain groups of children, including children living in poverty and those who were low
birth weight. Morbidity does vary with age. The types of illnesses in children are different
for each age group. Morbidity can be decreased with interventions focused on groups
with high morbidity and on decreasing unintentional injuries, which also affect morbidity.
The major cause of death for children older than 1 year is:
a.Cancer.
b. infection
c. unintentional injuries
d. congenital abnormalities - ✔️✔️ANS: C
Unintentional injuries (accidents) are the leading cause of death after age 1 year
through adolescence. Congenital anomalies are the leading cause of death in those
younger than 1 year and are less significant in this age group. There have been major
declines in deaths attributed infection as a result of improved therapies. Cancer is the
second leading cause of death in this age group.
In addition to injuries, the leading causes of death in adolescents ages 15 to 19 years
are: - ✔️✔️c. homicide, heart disease
In this age group the leading cause of death is accidents, followed by homicide and
suicide. Other causes of death include cancer and heart disease.
The leading cause of death from unintentional injuries in children is: - ✔️✔️C. Motor
vehiclerelated fatalities
Motor vehiclerelated fatalities comprise the leading cause of death in children, as either
passengers or pedestrians. Poisoning is the ninth leading cause of death.
Drowning is the second leading cause of death. Fire- and burn-related fatalities are the
third leading cause of death.
Which of the following is descriptive of deaths caused by unintentional injuries? -
✔️✔️a. More deaths occur in males.
Most deaths from unintentional injuries occur in males. The pattern of death caused by
unintentional injuries is consistent in Western societies. Causes of unintentional deaths
vary with age and gender.
, The type of injury a child is especially susceptible to at a specific age is most closely
related to: - ✔️✔️b. Developmental level of the child
Which sttament is most desciptive of pediatric family-centered care? - ✔️✔️c.
Recognizes that the family is a constant in a childs life.
The key components of family-centered care are for the nurse to support, respect,
encourage, and embrace the familys strength by developing a partnership with the
childs parents. Family-centered care recognizes the family as the constant in the childs
life. The nurse should support the cultural diversity of the family, not reduce its effect.
The family should be enabled and empowered to work with the health care system and
to be part of the decision-making process.
WHich statement best describes the process of critical thinking? - ✔️✔️b. it is
purposeful and goal directed.
Critical thinking is a complex, developmental process based on rational and deliberate
thought. When thinking is clear, precise, accurate, relevant, consistent, and fair, a
logical connection develops between the elements of thought and the problem at hand.
A clinic nurse is planning a teaching session about childhood obesity prevention for
parents of school-age children. The nurse should include which associated risk of
obesity in the teaching plan? - ✔️✔️D. type II diabetes
Childhood obesity has been associated with the rise of type II diabetes in children. Type
I diabetes is not associated with obesity and has a genetic component. Respiratory
disease is not associated with obesity, and celiac disease is the inability to metabolize
gluten in foods and is not associated with obesity.
12. Which is now referred to as the new morbidity? - ✔️✔️d. Behavioral, social, and
educational problems that alter health
The new morbidity reflects the behavioral, social, and educational problems that
interfere with the childs social and academic development. It is also referred to a
pediatric social illness. Limitations in major activities of daily living and unintentional
injuries that result in chronic health problems are included in morbidity data. Discovery
of new therapies would be reflected in changes in morbidity data over time.
Which action by the nurse demonstrates use of evidence-based practice (EBP)? -
✔️✔️c.
Questioning the use of daily central line dressing changes
The nurse who questions the daily central line dressing change is ascertaining whether
clinical interventions result in positive outcomes for patients. This demonstrates
evidence-based practice (EBP), which implies questioning why something is effective
and whether a better approach exists. Gathering equipment for a procedure and
documenting changes in a patients status are practices that follow established
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