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TEST BANK FOR NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE, (JAMES, NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN) 4TH EDITION

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01: Introduction to Nursing Care of Children Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Care of Children Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A nurse is reviewing changes in healthcare delivery and funding for ... pediatric populations. Which current trend in the pediatric setting should the nurse expect to find?  Increased hospitalization of children  Decreased number of uninsured children  An increase in ambulatory care  Decreased use of managed care 2. A nurse is referring a low-income family with three children under the age of 5 years to a program that assists with supplemental food supplies. Which program should the nurse refer this family to?  Medicaid  Medicare  Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) program  Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program 3. In most states, adolescents who are not emancipated minors must have parental permission before:  treatment for drug abuse.  treatment for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).  obtaining birth control.  surgery. 4. A nurse is completing a clinical pathway for a child admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. Which characteristic of a clinical pathway is correct?  Developed and implemented by nurses  Used primarily in the pediatric setting  Specific time lines for sequencing interventions  One of the steps in the nursing process 5. When planning a parenting class, the nurse should explain that the leading cause of death in children 1 to 4 years of age in the United States is:  premature birth.  congenital anomalies.  accidental death.  respiratory tract illness. 6. Which statement is true regarding the “quality assurance” or “incident” report?  The report assures the legal department that there is no problem.  Reports are a permanent part of the client’s chart.  The nurse’s notes should contain the following: “Incident report filed and copy placed in chart.”  This report is a form of documentation of an event that may result in legal action. 7. Which client situation fails to meet the first requirement of informed consent?  The parent does not understand the physician’s explanations.  The physician gives the parent only a partial list of possible side effects and complications.  No parent is available and the physician asks the adolescent to sign the consent form.  The infant’s teenage mother signs a consent form because her parent tells her to. 8. A nurse assigned to a child does not know how to perform a treatment that has been prescribed for the child. What should the nurse’s first action be? 4 Delay the treatment until another nurse can do it. 5 Make the child’s parents aware of the situation. 6 Inform the nursing supervisor of the problem. 7 Arrange to have the child transferred to another unit. [Show More]

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