Infant mortality, a standard measurement of the quality of health ...

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Infant mortality, a standard measurement of the quality of health care in the country, measures which of the following?
 
  A) The number of babies who die at birth each year
  B) The number of deaths per 10,000 live births every year
  C) The number of deaths per 1000 live births yearly in children under age 12 months
  D) The number of babies who die of communicable diseases each year

Question 2

Several children have arrived at the walk-in clinic of a primary care facility. The child the nurse should assess first is:
 
  1. A 2-month-old with a 2-day history of diarrhea.
  2. A 2-year-old who has been pulling at his ear.
  3. A 6-year-old who is wheezing and short of breath.
  4. A 10-year-old with a sore throat.

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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

3
Rationale:
1. While all of the children need to be seen, the child who has symptoms of respiratory distress should be seen right away. Waiting awhile to be seen should not affect the other children adversely, but a child who is experiencing respiratory difficulty could become worse quickly.
2. While all of the children need to be seen, the child who has symptoms of respiratory distress should be seen right away. Waiting awhile to be seen should not affect the other children adversely, but a child who is experiencing respiratory difficulty could become worse quickly.
3. While all of the children need to be seen, the child who has symptoms of respiratory distress should be seen right away. Waiting awhile to be seen should not affect the other children adversely, but a child who is experiencing respiratory difficulty could become worse quickly.
4. While all of the children need to be seen, the child who has symptoms of respiratory distress should be seen right away. Waiting awhile to be seen should not affect the other children adversely, but a child who is experiencing respiratory difficulty could become worse quickly.