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Page 1Origin: Chapter 1, 11.The nurse providing family-centered care in a hospital setting reflects on the focus ofthe health care provided in today's society. Which statementbestdescribes the currentdefinition of health?A)Health is described as 'an absence of disease.'B)Health is measured by monitoring mortality and morbidity of a group.C)Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.D)Technological gains made in health care are shared equally among all children.Ans:CFeedback:In the past, health was defined simply as the absence of disease; health was measured bymonitoring the mortality and morbidity of a group. Over the past century, however, thefocus of health has shifted to disease prevention, health promotion, and wellness. TheWorld Health Organization (2013) defines health as "a state of complete physical,mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." Thegains in child health have been huge, but, unfortunately, these gains are not sharedequally among all children.Origin: Chapter 1, 22.The student nurse is learning about the past history of child health and health care in theUnited States. Which statement accurately reflects the condition of health care in thepast and current centuries?A)In past centuries in the United States, the health of the country was better than it istoday due to the simpler style of living.B)In the current century, mortality rates are high, but life expectancy has increaseddue to technological advances.C)In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries urban public healthimprovements made cities healthier places for growing children.D)By the late twentieth century unintentional injuries rather than infectious diseaseshad become the leading cause of death for children older than 1 year old.Ans:DFeedback:In past centuries in the United States, the health of the country was poorer than it istoday; mortality rates were high and life expectancy was short. Over the years the healthof children received more and more attention, leading to a better understanding ofsources of illness and improvements in sanitation, water, and nutrition. As a result, bythe late twentieth century unintentional injuries rather than infectious diseases hadbecome the leading cause of death for children older than 1 year old.

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