The leading causes of injury-related death for children aged 1 to 4 years is:
a. choking and drowning
b. fires and burns
c. fires and neglect
d. drowning and motor vehicle occupant injury
D
Feedback
A Incorrect: Choking is the leading cause of injury-related death in children under the age of 1; drowning is a leading cause of death over the age of 1.
B Incorrect: Fires and burns follow injury-related deaths by motor vehicle accident and deaths by drowning.
C Incorrect: Fires follow deaths by motor vehicle accident and deaths by drowning. Neglect can lead to death or injury by several means.
D Correct: As toddlers and young children become more mobile, they fall into swimming pools, lakes, and creeks as a result of poor adult supervision. Deaths for children from motor vehicle injuries is the greatest between the ages of 5 to 14.
You might also like to view...
A client is receiving pravastatin to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease due to hyperlipidemia. The client is also receiving amiodarone for an arrhythmia
The nurse understands that the client is at risk for which of the following based on these two drugs? A) Increased anticoagulant effect B) Increased hypoglycemic effect C) Increased risk of myopathy D) Decreased effects of pravastatin
The patient is admitted to the unit with the diagnosis of rhabdomyolysis. The patient is started on intravenous (IV) fluids and IV mannitol. Because mannitol is an osmotic diuretic, the nurse should:
a. assess the patient's hearing. b. assess the patient's lungs. c. decrease IV fluids once the diuretic has been administered. d. give extra doses prior to giving radiological contrast agents.
Ccording to Meleis, the ability of nurse's to identify milestones and turning points is essential to
A. Identifying biomedical driven goals. B. Mobilizing partnerships and supportive groups. C. Facilitating and managing transitions. D. Clarifying roles and meanings.
The nurse is providing education for a patient who has cystic fibrosis and has recently begun therapy with inhaled dornase alfa (Pulmozyme). What statement by the patient best demonstrates understanding?
a. "It will help to thin my sputum." b. "It will help to widen the bronchioles." c. "It will expand collapsed alveoli." d. "It will need to be taken every other day."