Test Bank for Pediatric Nursing The Critical Components of Nursing Care 2nd Edition Rudd Test. All Chapters with Correct Answers
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A nurse is reviewing changes in healthcare delivery and funding for pediatric populations.
Which current trend in the pediatric setting should the...
, Pediatric Nursing The Critical Components of Nursing Care 2nd Edition Rudd Test
BankChapter 1. Issues and Trends in Pediatric Nursing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A nurse is reviewing changes in healthcare delivery and funding for pediatric populations.
Which current trend in the pediatric setting should the nurse expect to find?
a. Increased hospitalization of children
b. Decreased number of uninsured children
c. An increase in ambulatory care
d. Decreased use of managed care
ANS: C
One effect of managed care is that pediatric healthcare delivery has shifted dramatically from the
acute care setting to the ambulatory setting. The number of hospital beds being used has
decreased as more care is provided in outpatient and home settings. The number of uninsured
children in the United States continues to grow. One of the biggest changes in healthcare has
been the growth of managed care.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
REF: p. 3
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Planning
MSC: Safe and Effective Care Environment
2. A nurse is referring a low-income family with three children under the age of 5 years to a
program that assists with supplemental food supplies. Which program should the nurse refer this
family to?
a. Medicaid
b. Medicare
c. Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) program
d. Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program
ANS: D
WIC is a federal program that provides supplemental food supplies to low-income women who
are pregnant or breast-feeding and to their children until the age of 5 years. Medicaid and the
Medicaid Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) program provides
for well-child examinations and related treatment of medical problems. Children in the WIC
program are often referred for immunizations, but that is not the primary focus of the program.
Public Law 99-457 provides financial incentives to states to establish comprehensive early
intervention services for infants and toddlers with, or at risk for, developmental disabilities.
,Medicare is the program for Senior Citizens.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 7
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. In most states, adolescents who are not emancipated minors must have parental permission
before:
a. treatment for drug abuse.
b. treatment for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
c. obtaining birth control.
d. surgery.
ANS: D
An iemancipated iminor iis ia iminor ichild iwho ihas ithe ilegal icompetence iof ian iadult. iLegal
icounsel
OBJ: iNursing iProcess iStep: iPlanning iMSC: iSafe iand iEffective iCare iEnvironment
4. A inurse iis icompleting ia iclinical ipathway ifor ia ichild iadmitted ito ithe ihospital iwith
ipneumonia. iWhich icharacteristic iof ia iclinical ipathway iis icorrect?
a. Developed iand iimplemented iby inurses
b. Used iprimarily iin ithe ipediatric isetting
c. Specific itime ilines ifor isequencing iinterventions
d. One iof ithe isteps iin ithe inursing
iprocess iANS: iC
6. Which istatement i is itrue iregarding ithe iquality iassurance ior iincident ireport?
a. The ireport iassures ithe ilegal idepartment ithat ithere iis ino iproblem.
b. Reports iare ia ipermanent i part iof ithe iclients ichart.
c. The inurses inotes ishould icontain ithe ifollowing: iIncident ireport ifiled iand
icopy iplaced iin ichart.
d. This ireport iis ia iform iof idocumentation iof ian ievent ithat imay iresult iin ilegal
iaction. iANS: iD
An iincident ireport iis ia iwarning ito ithe ilegal idepartment ito ibe iprepared ifor ipotential ilegal iaction;
it iis inot ia ipart iof ithe iclients ichart ior inurse idocumentation.
iDIF: iCognitive iLevel: iKnowledge iREF: ip. i14
OBJ: iNursing iProcess iStep: iImplementation
iMSC: iSafe iand iEffective iCare iEnvironment
7. Which iclient isituation ifails ito imeet ithe ifirst irequirement iof iinformed iconsent?
a. The iparent idoes inot iunderstand ithe iphysicians iexplanations.
b. The iphysician igives ithe iparent ionly ia ipartial ilist iof ipossible iside ieffects iand
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