MATERNAL NEWBORN EXAM 3 ATI PRACTICE Q EXAM
( QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+/2026 UPDATE/100%
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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 ANSWERS-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 ANSWERS-epstein's pearls
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 ANSWERS-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 ANSWERS-Apnea for 10-second periods
Obligatory nose breathing
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse how to bathe a newborn and
observes a bluish brown marking across the newborn's lower back. The nurse
should include which of the following information in the teaching?
a. "This is more commonly seen in newborns who have dark skin."
b. "This is a finding indicating hyperbilirubinemia."
c. "This is a forceps mark from an operative delivery."
d. "This is related to prolonged birth or trauma during delivery." - CORRECT
ANSWERS-"This is more commonly seen in newborns who have dark skin."
( QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+/2026 UPDATE/100%
CORRECT /INSTANT DOWNLOAD
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 ANSWERS-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 ANSWERS-epstein's pearls
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 ANSWERS-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 ANSWERS-Apnea for 10-second periods
Obligatory nose breathing
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse how to bathe a newborn and
observes a bluish brown marking across the newborn's lower back. The nurse
should include which of the following information in the teaching?
a. "This is more commonly seen in newborns who have dark skin."
b. "This is a finding indicating hyperbilirubinemia."
c. "This is a forceps mark from an operative delivery."
d. "This is related to prolonged birth or trauma during delivery." - CORRECT
ANSWERS-"This is more commonly seen in newborns who have dark skin."
