Burns' Pediatric Primary Care 7th Edition Test Bank

Chapter 1: Health Status of Children: Global and National Perspectives

1. Which region globally has the highest infant mortality rate?

1. Indonesia

2. Southern Asia

3. SubSaharan Africa Correct

4. Syria

2. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner understands that, to achievethe greatest worldwide reduction in child mortality from pneumonia and diarrhea, which interventionis most effective?

1. Antibiotics

2. Optimal nutrition

3. Vaccinations Correct

4. Water purification

3. Which is true about the health status of children in the United States?

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1. Globalism has relatively little impact on child health measures in the U.S.

2. Obesity rates among 2to5yearolds have shown a recent significant

decrease. Correct

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3. The rate of household poverty is lower than in other economically developed nations.

4. Young children who attend preschool or day care have higher food insecurity.

4. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner understands that a majorchild health outcome associated with worldwide climate change is

1. cost of living.

2. education.

3. nutrition. Correct

4. pollution.

5. When providing well child care for an infant in the first year of life, theprimary care pediatric nurse practitioner is adhering to the most recent AmericanAcademy of Pediatrics Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care guidelines by

1. focusing less on development and more on illness prevention and nutrition.

2. following guidelines established by theBright Futures publication.

3. scheduling wellbaby visits to coincide with key developmental milestones. Correct

4. seeing the infant at ages 2, 4, 6, and 12 months when immunizations aredue.

Chapter 2. Unique Issues in Pediatrics