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NR 328 EXAM 1
Chapter 01: Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The clinic nurse is reviewing  statistics  on infant mortality  for the United States versus other 
countries.  Compared  with other countries  that have a population  of at least 25 million, the nurse 
makes which determination?
a.The United States is ranked last among 27 countries.
b.The United States is ranked similar to 20 other developed  countries.
c.The United States is ranked in the middle of 20 other developed  countries.
d.The United States is ranked highest among 27 other industrialized  countries.
ANS: A
Although  the death rate has decreased,  the United States still ranks last in infant mortality  among
nations with a population  of at least 25 million. The United States has the highest infant death 
rate of developed  nations.
DIF: Cognitive  Level: Remembering  REF: p. 6
TOP: Nursing Process:  Assessment  MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion  and Maintenance
2. Which is the leading cause of death in infants younger than 1 year in the United States?
a.Congenital  anomalies
b.Sudden infant death syndrome
c.Disorders  related to short gestation  and low birth weight
d.Maternal  complications  specific to the perinatal  period
ANS: A
Congenital  anomalies  account for 20.1% of deaths in infants younger than 1 year compared  with 
sudden infant death syndrome,  which accounts  for 8.2%; disorders  related to short gestation  and 
unspecified  low birth weight, which account for 16.5%; and maternal  complications  such as 
infections  specific to the perinatal  period, which account for 6.1% of deaths in infants younger 
than 1 year of age.
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DIF: Cognitive  Level: Remembering  REF: p. 7 TOP: Nursing Process:  Planning
MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion  and Maintenance
3. What is the major cause of death for children older than 1 year in the United States?
a.Heart disease
b.Childhood  cancer
c.Unintentional  injuries
d.Congenital  anomalies
ANS: C
Unintentional  injuries (accidents)  are the leading cause of death after age 1 year through 
adolescence.  The leading cause of death for those younger than 1 year is congenital  anomalies,  
and childhood  cancers and heart disease cause a significantly  lower percentage  of deaths in 
children older than 1 year of age.
DIF: Cognitive  Level: Understanding  REF: p. 7 TOP: Nursing Process:  Planning
MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion  and Maintenance
4. In addition to injuries, what are the leading causes of death in adolescents  ages 15 to 19 years?
a.Suicide and cancer
b.Suicide and homicide
c.Drowning  and cancer
d.Homicide  and heart disease
ANS: B
Suicide and homicide  account for 16.7% of deaths in this age group. Suicide and cancer account 
for 10.9% of deaths, heart disease and cancer account for approximately  5.5%, and homicide  and
heart disease account for 10.9% of the deaths in this age group.
DIF: Cognitive  Level: Remembering  REF: p. 7 TOP: Nursing Process:  Planning
MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion  and Maintenance
5. The nurse is planning  a teaching  session to adolescents  about deaths by unintentional  injuries. 
Which should the nurse include in the session with regard to deaths caused by injuries?
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a.More deaths occur in males.
b.More deaths occur in females.
c.The pattern of deaths does not vary according  to age and sex.
d.The pattern of deaths does not vary widely among different  ethnic groups.
ANS: A
The majority  of deaths from unintentional  injuries occur in males. The pattern of death does vary
greatly among different  ethnic groups, and the causes of unintentional  deaths vary with age and 
gender.
DIF: Cognitive  Level: Applying  REF: pp. 7-8
TOP: Integrated  Process:  Teaching/Learning
MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion  and Maintenance
6. What do mortality  statistics  describe?
a.Disease occurring  regularly  within a geographic  location
b.The number of individuals  who have died over a specific period
c.The prevalence  of specific illness in the population  at a particular  time
d.Disease occurring  in more than the number of expected  cases in a community
ANS: B
Mortality  statistics  refer to the number of individuals  who have died over a specific period.
Morbidity  statistics  show the prevalence  of specific illness in the population  at a particular  time. 
Data regarding  disease within a geographic  region, or in greater than expected  numbers  in a 
community,  may be extrapolated  from analyzing  the morbidity  statistics.
DIF: Cognitive  Level: Remembering  REF: p. 3 TOP: Nursing Process:  Planning
MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion  and Maintenance
7. The nurse should assess which age group for suicide ideation since suicide in which age group 
is the third leading cause of death?
a.Preschoolers
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b.Young school age
c.Middle school age
d.Late school age and adolescents
ANS: D
Suicide is the third leading cause of death in children ages 10 to 19 years; therefore,  the age 
group should be late school age and adolescents.  Suicide is not one of the leading causes of death
for preschool  and young or middle school-aged  children.
DIF: Cognitive  Level: Understanding  REF: p. 6
TOP: Nursing Process:  Assessment  MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion  and Maintenance
8. Parents of a hospitalized  toddler ask the nurse, “What is meant by family-centered  care?” The 
nurse should respond with which statement?
a.Family-centered  care reduces the effect of cultural diversity  on the family.
b.Family-centered  care encourages  family dependence  on the health care system.
c.Family-centered  care recognizes  that the family is the constant  in a child’s life.
d.Family-centered  care avoids expecting  families to be part of the decision-making  process.
ANS: C
The three key components  of family-centered  care are respect, collaboration,  and support. 
Family-centered  care recognizes  the family as the constant  in the child’s life. The family should 
be enabled and empowered  to work with the health care system and is expected  to be part of the 
decision-making  process. The nurse should also support the family’s  cultural diversity,  not 
reduce its effect.
DIF: Cognitive  Level: Applying  REF: p. 8
TOP: Nursing Process:  Implementation  MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion  and Maintenance
9. The nurse is describing  clinical reasoning  to a group of nursing students.  Which is most 
descriptive  of clinical reasoning?
a.Purposeful  and goal directed
b.A simple developmental  process
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