The nurse caring for young children in a hospice setting is aware of the following statistics related to the occurrence of death in children. Which one of the following statements accurately reflects one of these statistics?
A) Each year, about 50,000 children die in the United States; of those, about 15,000 are infants.
B) It is unusual for a child's chronic illness to progress to the point of becoming a terminal illness.
C) Despite strides made, diabetes remains the leading cause of death from disease in all children older than the age of 1 year.
D) Congenital defects and traumatic injuries are the most common causes of diseases leading to death.
D
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Diseases can lead to terminal illness in children, with congenital defects and traumatic injuries being the more common causes. Each year, about 50,000 children die in the United States; of those, about 28,500 are infants (Heron et al., 2009). In many cases, a child's chronic illness may progress to the point of becoming a terminal illness. Cancer remains the leading cause of death from disease in all children older than the age of 1 year (Heron et al., 2009).
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