Exam 29: Health Promotion for the Infant, Child, and Adolescent

The home health nurse assesses the home for possible dangers because of her awareness that the second leading cause of accidental death in children 1 to 4 years of age is:

The nurse teaches a group of parents about a law that states that a rear-facing safety seat secured in the back seat is required for any child who weighs:

The nurse sets up a sample physical activities schedule to fit the FDA's Dietary Guidelines for Americans that recommends that children get at least how many minutes of physical activity per day?

To prevent accidental poisoning of a child,parents are instructed by the home health nurse to place medicines:

The public health nurse offered as a motivation the report from Healthy People 2010 that found that drug use among ______________ remains below the all-time high reported in 1979.

The nurse stresses that regular physical activity has been identified as a leading health indicator.Regular physical activity has which positive effect on children?

The school nurse develops a campaign to make parents aware of how smoking can contribute to an increased risk of heart and lung disease in children caused by:

The school nurse collaborates with the physical education instructor to increase the amount of physical activity during the school day because of which major benefits of physical activity? (Select all that apply.)

The pediatric nurse reminds the parents of a 2-year-old that by this age the child should be protected against how many vaccine-preventable childhood diseases?

Because the water in the infant's residential area is not fluoridated,the nurse suggests the infant receive supplemental fluoride when the infant is:

The home health nurse stresses to parents that the leading cause of fatal injury in children younger than 1 year of age is from:

The school nurse focuses a drug awareness program on the age group that has the largest increase in drug use.That age group is:

The nurse recognizes that preventive programs in schools must be stepped up to attempt to prevent violence,especially __________.

The nurse informs a group of adolescents that the single most preventable cause of death and disease in the United States today is:

Problems such as domestic violence,sexually transmitted infections (STIs),school failure,and motor vehicle accidents (MVAs)are attributed to:

A pediatric nurse reminds parents of their responsibility in reducing the number of accidents involving children by consistently practicing:

The college counselor stresses safe sex because he is aware that half of all new HIV cases are among people younger than:

A major dental problem among very young children is bottle mouth caries.The nurse suggests a preventative measure of offering:

Because of the Healthy People 2010 findings relative to adolescents' health needs,the public health nurse led the move to create a citywide program for:

The nurse emphasizes a study that focused on the amount of time children spend in front of the TV that stated cutting TV watching by ____% would have a significant impact on increasing physical activity.