NURS 306 FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
RESPONSE SET GRADED A+
◉ 0-3 APGAR score indicates Answer: severe distress
◉ 4-6 APGAR score indicates: Answer: moderate difficulty
◉ 7-10 APGAR score indicates Answer: minimal or no difficulty
◉ A newborn's weight should include Answer: pounds, oz, and
grams
◉ newborn length is measured Answer: from crown to heel of the
foot
◉ head circumference should be measured at Answer: the greatest
diameter (occipital to frontal)
◉ Where should abdominal circumference be taken? Answer: above
the umbilicus
◉ Meconium staining can indicate Answer: fetal hypoxia
,◉ expected weight of the neonate Answer: 2,500 to 4,000 g (5.5-8.8
lbs)
◉ What is the expected length of a newborn? Answer: 45-55 cm (18-
22 in)
◉ When is a gestational age assessment performed? Answer: within
48 hours after birth
◉ Appropriate for gestational age (AGA) Answer: Weight is between
10th and 90th percentile
◉ Large for gestational age (LGA) Answer: Weight is above 90th
percentile
◉ small for gestational age (SGA) Answer: weight is less than 10th
percentile
◉ low birth weight Answer: weight of 2,500 g or less
◉ Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) Answer: Growth rate does
not meet expected norms
, ◉ term birth Answer: birth between the beginning of week 37 and
then end of 42 weeks gestation
◉ preterm (premature) Answer: baby delivered before 37 weeks of
gestation
◉ postterm (postdate) Answer: Born after completion of 42 weeks
gestation
◉ postmature Answer: Born after the completion of 42 weeks of
gestation with evidence of placental insufficiency.
◉ sequence that newborn vitals are checked Answer: respirations,
heart rate, blood pressure, temperature
◉ newborn respiratory rate Answer: 30-60 per min with short
periods of apnea less than 15 seconds
◉ s/sx of respiratory distress Answer: nasal flaring and grunting
◉ Newborn heart rate Answer: normal 110 - 160 bpm
RESPONSE SET GRADED A+
◉ 0-3 APGAR score indicates Answer: severe distress
◉ 4-6 APGAR score indicates: Answer: moderate difficulty
◉ 7-10 APGAR score indicates Answer: minimal or no difficulty
◉ A newborn's weight should include Answer: pounds, oz, and
grams
◉ newborn length is measured Answer: from crown to heel of the
foot
◉ head circumference should be measured at Answer: the greatest
diameter (occipital to frontal)
◉ Where should abdominal circumference be taken? Answer: above
the umbilicus
◉ Meconium staining can indicate Answer: fetal hypoxia
,◉ expected weight of the neonate Answer: 2,500 to 4,000 g (5.5-8.8
lbs)
◉ What is the expected length of a newborn? Answer: 45-55 cm (18-
22 in)
◉ When is a gestational age assessment performed? Answer: within
48 hours after birth
◉ Appropriate for gestational age (AGA) Answer: Weight is between
10th and 90th percentile
◉ Large for gestational age (LGA) Answer: Weight is above 90th
percentile
◉ small for gestational age (SGA) Answer: weight is less than 10th
percentile
◉ low birth weight Answer: weight of 2,500 g or less
◉ Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) Answer: Growth rate does
not meet expected norms
, ◉ term birth Answer: birth between the beginning of week 37 and
then end of 42 weeks gestation
◉ preterm (premature) Answer: baby delivered before 37 weeks of
gestation
◉ postterm (postdate) Answer: Born after completion of 42 weeks
gestation
◉ postmature Answer: Born after the completion of 42 weeks of
gestation with evidence of placental insufficiency.
◉ sequence that newborn vitals are checked Answer: respirations,
heart rate, blood pressure, temperature
◉ newborn respiratory rate Answer: 30-60 per min with short
periods of apnea less than 15 seconds
◉ s/sx of respiratory distress Answer: nasal flaring and grunting
◉ Newborn heart rate Answer: normal 110 - 160 bpm
