Exam 16: Child and Adolescent Health

A man,who looked about 45 years old,gave a cashier at a grocery store the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,Infants,and Children (WIC)vouchers for some of the food he had just selected.Which conclusion can be drawn from this scenario?

When considering the benefits for the recipients,which is more beneficial: Medicaid or private insurance?

A mother was debating whether or not to take her son to the clinic.His temperature was 104 $\degree$ F and rising so she gave him acetaminophen (Tylenol).Which will most likely be the deciding factor in the mother's decision?

Which group of children is at the highest risk to have poor health?

If most students have no intention of ever leaving their local community,which language should be chosen as the required foreign language in high school?

Which statement best describes how the United States compares with other countries on infant mortality rate?

A school nurse is trying to determine health trends when making plans for health programming in the school for the upcoming school year.Which would be the most appropriate action for the nurse to take?

A young mother was very proud because she had been taking her 9-month-old with her to various garage sales where she had purchased a lot of toys for very little money.Which would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?

Using a public health perspective,which has responsibility for a child's health?

A nurse is developing a community education program about how to prevent sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).Which information would be included in the presentation? (Select all that apply.)

When the school health nurse suggested the school health clinic include sexual counseling and free condoms if requested,an angry woman yelled,"Why do I care if some girls have no morals and sleep around?" Which would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?

A woman vows to quit smoking and drinking immediately upon the surprising news that she is 2 months pregnant.Which concern would the nurse have for this woman?

Which statement best explains why parents and nurses are often concerned about adolescents?

Which factor is the single largest threat to child health?

A nurse is trying to determine who would be the most appropriate person to make a health care decision for an adolescent,the adolescent or the parent.Which consideration will the nurse need to make?

Because of county need,a school nurse was transferred from a new suburban school to a large inner-city school in an older low-income neighborhood.Which changes in role should be anticipated by the nurse? (Select all that apply.)

A mother explained that she had just dropped her 3-year-old off at her own mother's so she could come in for the required examination for her new job.She excitedly shared her hopes that she would be able to afford a used car rather than having to ride a bus all the time.Which would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?

A school nurse brought a young boy back into a private office and asked him to remove his shirt.Fresh welts across his back were seen.Which would most likely cause the nurse to be concerned about the parents? (Select all that apply.)