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Maternal Newborn Exam 3
ATI practice Q
A nurse is caring for a newborn who was born at 38 weeks of
gestation, weighs 3,200 grams, and is in the 60th percentile for
weight. Based on the weight and gestational age, the nurse should
classify this neonate as which of the following?
a. Low birth weight
b. Appropriate for gestational age
c. Small for gestational age
d. Large for gestational age - -Correct answer-appropriate for
gestational age
A nurse is completing a newborn assessment and observes small
pearly white nodules on the roof of the newborn's mouth. This
finding is a characteristic of which of the following conditions?
a. Mongolian spots
b. Milia spots
c. Erythema toxicum
d. Epstein's pearls - -Correct answer-epstein's pearls
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A nurse is assessing the reflexes of a newborn. In checking for the
Moro reflex, the nurse should perform which of the following?
a. Hold the newborn vertically under arms and allow one foot to
touch table
b. Stimulate the pads of the newborn's hands with stroking or
massage
c. Stimulate the soles of the newborn's feet on the outer lateral
surface of each foot
d. Hold the newborn in a semi-sitting position, then allow the
newborn's head and trunk to fall backward - -Correct answer-Hold
the newborn in a semi-sitting position, then allow the newborn's
head and trunk to fall backward
A nurse is completing an assessment. Which of the following data
indicate the newborn is adapting to extrauterine life? (select all that
apply).
a. Expiratory grunting
b. Inspiratory nasal flaring
c. Apnea for 10-second periods
d. Obligatory nose breathing
e. Crackles & wheezing - -Correct answer-Apnea for 10-second
periods
Obligatory nose breathing
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Maternal Newborn Exam 3
ATI practice Q
A nurse is caring for a newborn who was born at 38 weeks of
gestation, weighs 3,200 grams, and is in the 60th percentile for
weight. Based on the weight and gestational age, the nurse should
classify this neonate as which of the following?
a. Low birth weight
b. Appropriate for gestational age
c. Small for gestational age
d. Large for gestational age - -Correct answer-appropriate for
gestational age
A nurse is completing a newborn assessment and observes small
pearly white nodules on the roof of the newborn's mouth. This
finding is a characteristic of which of the following conditions?
a. Mongolian spots
b. Milia spots
c. Erythema toxicum
d. Epstein's pearls - -Correct answer-epstein's pearls
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A nurse is assessing the reflexes of a newborn. In checking for the
Moro reflex, the nurse should perform which of the following?
a. Hold the newborn vertically under arms and allow one foot to
touch table
b. Stimulate the pads of the newborn's hands with stroking or
massage
c. Stimulate the soles of the newborn's feet on the outer lateral
surface of each foot
d. Hold the newborn in a semi-sitting position, then allow the
newborn's head and trunk to fall backward - -Correct answer-Hold
the newborn in a semi-sitting position, then allow the newborn's
head and trunk to fall backward
A nurse is completing an assessment. Which of the following data
indicate the newborn is adapting to extrauterine life? (select all that
apply).
a. Expiratory grunting
b. Inspiratory nasal flaring
c. Apnea for 10-second periods
d. Obligatory nose breathing
e. Crackles & wheezing - -Correct answer-Apnea for 10-second
periods
Obligatory nose breathing
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