ESSENTIALS z OF z PEDIATRICNURSING3RD z EDITION z BY z KYLE zAND zCARMAN zTEST
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CHAPTER: z INTRODUCTION z TO z CHILD z HEALTH z AND z PEDIATRIC z NURSING
Origin: z Chapter z1, z1
1. The znurse zproviding zfamily-centered zcare zin za zhospital zsetting zreflects zon zthe
zfocus zof zthe zhealth zcare zprovided zin ztoday's zsociety. zWhich zstatement zbest
zdescribes zthe zcurrentzdefinition zof zhealth?
A) Health zis zdescribed zas z'an zabsence zof zdisease.'
B) Health zis zmeasured zby zmonitoring zmortality zand zmorbidity zof za zgroup.
C) Health zis za zstate zof zcomplete zphysical, zmental, zand zsocial zwell-being.
D) Technological zgains zmade zin zhealth zcare zare zshared zequally zamong zall
zchildren.zAns: z C
Feedback:
In zthe zpast, zhealth zwas zdefined zsimply zas zthe zabsence zof zdisease; zhealth zwas
zmeasured zbyzmonitoring zthe zmortality zand zmorbidity zof za zgroup. zOver zthe zpast
zcentury, zhowever, zthe zfocus zof zhealth zhas zshifted zto zdisease zprevention, zhealth
zpromotion, zand zwellness. zThe zWorld zHealth zOrganization z(2013) zdefines zhealth zas
z"a zstate zof zcomplete zphysical, zmental, zand zsocial zwell-being, zand znot zmerely zthe
zabsence zof zdisease zor zinfirmity." zThe zgains zin zchild zhealth zhave zbeen zhuge, zbut,
zunfortunately, zthese zgains zare znot zshared zequally zamong zall zchildren.
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z3 zstudent znurse zis zlearning zabout zthe zpast zhistory zof zchild zhealth zand zhealth
zcare zin zthezUnited zStates. zWhich zstatement zaccurately zreflects zthe zcondition zof
zhealth zcare zin zthe zpast zand zcurrent zcenturies?
A) In zpast zcenturies zin zthe zUnited zStates, zthe zhealth zof zthe zcountry zwas zbetter
zthan zit zisztoday zdue zto zthe zsimpler zstyle zof zliving.
B) In zthe zcurrent zcentury, zmortality zrates zare zhigh, zbut zlife zexpectancy zhas
zincreasedzdue zto ztechnological zadvances.
C) In zthe zlate zeighteenth zand zearly znineteenth zcenturies zurban zpublic
zhealthzimprovements zmade zcities zhealthier zplaces zfor zgrowing
zchildren.
D) By zthe zlate ztwentieth zcentury zunintentional zinjuries zrather zthan zinfectious
zdiseaseszhad zbecome zthe zleading zcause zof zdeath zfor zchildren zolder zthan z1
z year zold.
Ans: z D
Feedback:
In zpast zcenturies zin zthe zUnited zStates, zthe zhealth zof zthe zcountry zwas zpoorer zthan
zit zis ztoday; zmortality zrates zwere zhigh zand zlife zexpectancy zwas zshort. zOver zthe
z years zthe zhealthzof zchildren zreceived zmore zand zmore zattention, zleading zto za zbetter
zunderstanding zof zsources zof zillness zand zimprovements zin zsanitation, zwater, zand
znutrition. zAs za zresult, zby zthe zlate ztwentieth zcentury zunintentional zinjuries zrather
zthan zinfectious zdiseases zhad zbecome zthe zleading zcause zof zdeath zfor zchildren zolder
zthan z1 z year zold.
Origin: z Chapter z1, z3
3. The znurse zis zadministering za znumber zof ztherapeutic zinterventions zfor zneonates,
zinfants,zand zchildren zon zthe zpediatric zunit. zWhich zintervention zcontributes zto zan
zincrease zin zchronic zillness zseen zin zearly zchildhood?
A) Administering zantibiotics zto zprevent zlethal zinfections
B) Vaccinating zchildren zto zprevent zchildhood zdiseases
C) Using zmechanical zventilation zfor zpremature zinfants
D) Using zcorticosteroids zas za ztreatment zfor
zasthmazAns: z C
Feedback:
Using zmechanical zventilation zand zmedications zto zfoster zlung zdevelopment zin
zprematurezinfants zincreases ztheir zsurvival zrate. zYet zthe zinfants zwho zsurvive zare
zoften zfaced zwith zmyriad zchronic zillnesses. zAdministering zantibiotics zto zprevent
zlethal zinfections, zvaccinating zchildren zto zprevent zchildhood zdiseases, zand zusing
zcorticosteroids zas za ztreatment zfor zasthma zmay zcause zside zeffects, zbut zdo znot
zcontribute zto zchronic zillness zin zchildren.
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z4 znurse zis zreviewing za zcopy zof zthe zU.S. zSurgeon zGeneral's zReport, zHealthy
zPeople.
Which znursing zaction zbest zreflects zthe znurse zfostering zthis zhealth zcare zagenda?
A) The znurse zsigns zup zfor zclasses zto zobtain zan zadvanced zdegree zin znursing
B) The znurse zvolunteers zat za zlocal zhealth zcare zclinic zproviding zfree
zvaccinations zforzlow-income zpopulations
C) The znurse zperforms zan zin-service zon zbasic zhospital zequipment zfor zstudent
znurses
D) The znurse zcompiles znursing zarticles zon zevidence-based zpractices zin
znursing ztozpresent zat za zhospital ztraining zseminar
Ans: z B
Feedback:
Healthy zPeople zis za zcomprehensive zhealth zpromotion zand zdisease zprevention
zagenda zthatzis zworking ztoward zimproving zthe zquantity zand zquality zof zlife zfor zall
zAmericans z(U.S. zDepartment zof zHealth zand zHuman zServices, z2010). zOverarching
zgoals zare zto zeliminate zpreventable zdisease, zdisability, zinjury, zand zpremature zdeath;
zachieve zhealth zequity, zeliminate zdisparities, zand zimprove zthe zhealth zof zall zgroups;
zcreate zphysical zand zsocial zenvironments zthat zpromote zgood zhealth; zand zpromote
zhealthy zdevelopment zand zbehaviors zacross zevery zstage zof zlife. zVolunteering zat za
zlocal zhealth zcare zclinic zdirectly zreflects zthe zgoal zof zimproving zthe zhealth zof zall
zgroups zof zpeople. zSigning zup zfor zclasses, zperforming zin-services zon zequipment,
zand zcompiling znursing zarticles zon zevidence-based zpractices zin znursing zare zall
zworthwhile zactivities zthat zfoster zhealth zcare zdelivery, zbut zare znot zas zdirectly
zlinked zto zthe zagenda zof zpromoting zhealth zin zthe zcommunity.
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