Exam 1: Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing

The nurse is reviewing the Healthy People 2020 leading health indicators for a child health promotion program.Which are included in the leading health indicators?

Which is the leading cause of death in infants younger than 1 year in the United States?

The nurse should assess which age group for suicide ideation since suicide in which age group is the third leading cause of death?

Which best describes signs and symptoms as part of a nursing diagnosis?

Which should the nurse teach to parents regarding oral health of children?

Which actions by the nurse demonstrate clinical reasoning?

The school nurse is assessing children for risk factors related to childhood injuries.Which child has the most risk factors related to childhood injury?

Which are included in the evaluation step of the nursing process?

Evidence-based practice (EBP),a decision-making model,is best described as which?

Match each competing moral value with its definition. -The obligation to minimize or prevent harm

Match each step of the nursing process with its definition. -Development of a care plan

The nurse is determining if a newborn is classified in the low birth weight (LBW)category of less than 2500 g. The newborn's weight is 5 lb, 4 oz. What is the newborn's weight in grams? Record your answer in a whole number. __________________

What is the major cause of death for children older than 1 year in the United States?

The nurse manager is compiling a report for a hospital committee on the quality of nursing-sensitive indicators for a nursing unit.Which does the nurse manager include in the report?

The nurse is evaluating research studies according to the GRADE criteria and has determined the quality of evidence on the subject is moderate.Which type of evidence does this determination indicate?

Which actions by the nurse demonstrate overinvolvement with patients and their families?

The nurse is preparing to complete documentation on a patient's chart.Which should be included in documentation of nursing care?

The nurse is aware that which age group is at risk for childhood injury because of the cognitive characteristic of magical and egocentric thinking?

The nurse is talking to a group of parents of school-age children at an after-school program about childhood health problems.Which statement should the nurse include in the teaching?

What do mortality statistics describe?