Nsg 236 Exam One
What is the WHO definition of health? - correct answer ✔✔A state of complete physical, mental, and
social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
When did pediatrics become it's own discipline? - correct answer ✔✔The end of the 19th century
How does the significant increase in chronic vs. acute illness effect healthcare? - correct answer ✔✔It
leads to hospitalization and mortality which prolongs care and creates more jobs.
Does everyone have access to healthcare? - correct answer ✔✔No. Not everyone has a car or the
transportation needed to access healthcare. Especially in areas where poverty is more prominent.
What is mortality? - correct answer ✔✔The number of individuals who have died over a specific period
of time.
What is morbidity? - correct answer ✔✔The measure of prevalence of a disease or degree of disability.
What are common causes of death in children aged 0-1 years? - correct answer ✔✔Developmental,
genetic conditions present at birth, Premature birth, and SIDS.
What are common causes of death in children aged 1-4 years? - correct answer ✔✔Accidents, homicide,
and developmental/genetic conditions that are present at birth.
What are common causes of death in children aged 5-9 years? - correct answer
✔✔Developmental/genetic conditions that are present at birth, cancer, and accidents.
What are common causes of death in children aged 10-14 years? - correct answer ✔✔Accidents, cancer,
SUICIDE.
,What are common causes of death in children aged 15-19 years? - correct answer ✔✔Accidents,
homicide, SUICIDE.
What are the characteristics of pediatric care? - correct answer ✔✔Continuous, comprehensive,
coordinated, family centered, compassionate, culturally competent.
What is the role of the pediatric nurse? - correct answer ✔✔Provide nursing care to children and their
families, health education, and to be an advocate, educator, manager, collaborator, care coordinator, and
consultant.
What is the nursing process? - correct answer ✔✔Assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning and expected
outcomes, implementation, evaluation.
What is collaboration? - correct answer ✔✔Working with others.
What is collegiality? - correct answer ✔✔Different specialties integrated into one patients care.
What is autonomy? - correct answer ✔✔The freedom to choose and make decisions.
What is beneficence? - correct answer ✔✔Taking actions that will benefit others.
What is non-maleficence? - correct answer ✔✔Avoiding causing harm.
What is Justice? - correct answer ✔✔Acting fairly to all.
What is Veracity? - correct answer ✔✔Telling the truth.
What is Fidelity? - correct answer ✔✔Keeping promises and maintaining confidentiality.
What are the key elements of informed consent? - correct answer ✔✔-Must be competent and of legal
age in the state.
, -Info in consent must be concise, clear, and in the language of the decision maker.
-Decision to sign must be voluntary and under no coercion or force.
-There must be a witness, and they must sign.
What is pediatric assent? - correct answer ✔✔It affirms that the child participates in the decision making
process, helps them understand what's going on, informs them of the treatment, and affirms the child is
willing to participate.
What does AND mean? - correct answer ✔✔Allow natural death.
What does DNAR mean? - correct answer ✔✔Do not attempt resuscitation.
How can gender play a role in child health? - correct answer ✔✔Can influence appearances,
development of personality, and can predispose to certain gender specific diseases.
How can race play a role in the health of a child? - correct answer ✔✔Can influence physical
characteristics, biologic traits, may effect medication effectiveness, and can predispose to certain
diseases.
How can genetically linked diseases play a role in the health of a child? - correct answer ✔✔Can
influence the ability to diagnose and treat certain diseases, allows for accessing for chromosomal
abnormalities, and can identify groups that are at high risk for genetic problems.
What is the temperament theory? - correct answer ✔✔Describes how a child interacts with the
environment.
What are the temperament types? - correct answer ✔✔Easy, difficult/challenging, slow to warm up.
What are the parameters of temperament? - correct answer ✔✔Activity level, rhythmicity, approach and
withdrawal, adaptability, threshold of responsiveness, intensity of reaction, quality of mood,
destractibility, attention span and persistence.