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NSG 548/ NSG548 Exam 3 – FNP Role Children & Families Review| Wilkes (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A QUESTION What is the normal visual acuity of newborns? Answer: Approximately 20/400. QUESTION What does a normal red reflex indicate? Answer: It should be symmetrical and absent of opacities, white or dark spots. QUESTION What abnormalities in the red reflex indicate a need for referral to an ophthalmologist? Answer: Dark spots, markedly diminished reflex, presence of a white reflex, or asymmetry of the reflex. QUESTION What does CHARGE stand for in congenital defects? Answer: Coloboma of the eye, Heart defects, Choanal Atresia, Retraction of growth and/or development, Genital and/or urinary abnormalities, Ear abnormalities and deafness. QUESTION When is dysconjugate gaze considered normal? Answer: In the first 2-3 months of life. QUESTION What should be done if dysconjugate gaze is fixed in one eye? Answer: Consult a pediatric ophthalmologist. QUESTION What is the normal oxygen saturation for infants? Answer: 95% or higher. QUESTION What further assessment is required for oxygen saturation between 90% and 94%? Answer: Further clinical assessment is required. QUESTION What action is needed if oxygen saturation is under 90%? Answer: Urgent evaluation by a pediatric team is required. QUESTION Where should oxygen saturation be measured to assess for cyanosis? Answer: In both preductal (right hand) and postductal (either foot) locations. QUESTION What is the purpose of an echocardiogram for a newborn who fails screening? Answer: To rule out congenital heart defects. QUESTION What tests are used to evaluate hearing in newborns and infants? Answer: Auditory brainstem response (ABR) and otoacoustic emissions test (OAE) by one month of age. QUESTION What is considered a normal hearing threshold for newborns? Answer: Between 0-20 dB. QUESTION What key history factors are important for evaluating newborns? Answer: Pregnancy complications, infections, exposures to toxins, substance use, gestational diabetes, hypertension, birth history including gestational age, delivery method, APGAR score, birth weight, congenital anomalies, and health complications. QUESTION What are hemangiomas in newborns? Answer: Benign vascular tumors caused by increased growth of endothelial cells on blood vessels. QUESTION What are Mongolian spots? Answer: Blue-gray macules, also known as congenital dermal melanocytosis, common in black, Native American, and Hispanic babies. QUESTION What are café-au-lait spots? Answer: Flat pigmented lesions that may be present at birth or appear during early childhood, often associated with conditions like neurofibromatosis type 1. QUESTION What are port wine stains? Answer: Dark red or purple capillary malformations; if near the eye, an ophthalmology referral is necessary. QUESTION What developmental milestones should be expected at a 12-month well visit? Answer: Look for hidden objects, imitate new gestures, follow one-step commands, use 'dada' or 'mama' specifically, and take first steps or stand without support.

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NSGl 548/l NSG548l Examl 3l –l FNPl Rolel
Childrenl &l Familiesl Review|l Wilkesl
(Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l
Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A

Q:l Whatl isl thel normall visuall acuityl ofl newborns?
Answer:
Approximatelyl 20/400.



Q:l Whatl doesl al normall redl reflexl indicate?
Answer:
Itl shouldl bel symmetricall andl absentl ofl opacities,l whitel orl darkl spots.



Q:l Whatl abnormalitiesl inl thel redl reflexl indicatel al needl forl referrall tol anl
ophthalmologist?

Answer:
Darkl spots,l markedlyl diminishedl reflex,l presencel ofl al whitel reflex,l orl asymmetryl ofl
thel reflex.



Q:l Whatl doesl CHARGEl standl forl inl congenitall defects?
Answer:
Colobomal ofl thel eye,l Heartl defects,l Choanall Atresia,l Retractionl ofl growthl and/orl
development,l Genitall and/orl urinaryl abnormalities,l Earl abnormalitiesl andl deafness.



Q:l Whenl isl dysconjugatel gazel consideredl normal?

,Answer:
Inl thel firstl 2-3l monthsl ofl life.



Q:l Whatl shouldl bel donel ifl dysconjugatel gazel isl fixedl inl onel eye?
Answer:
Consultl al pediatricl ophthalmologist.



Q:l Whatl isl thel normall oxygenl saturationl forl infants?
Answer:
95%l orl higher.



Q:l Whatl furtherl assessmentl isl requiredl forl oxygenl saturationl betweenl 90%l andl 94%?
Answer:
Furtherl clinicall assessmentl isl required.



Q:l Whatl actionl isl neededl ifl oxygenl saturationl isl underl 90%?
Answer:
Urgentl evaluationl byl al pediatricl teaml isl required.



Q:l Wherel shouldl oxygenl saturationl bel measuredl tol assessl forl cyanosis?
Answer:
Inl bothl preductall (rightl hand)l andl postductall (eitherl foot)l locations.



Q:l Whatl isl thel purposel ofl anl echocardiograml forl al newbornl whol failsl screening?

,Answer:
Tol rulel outl congenitall heartl defects.



Q:l Whatl testsl arel usedl tol evaluatel hearingl inl newbornsl andl infants?
Answer:
Auditoryl brainsteml responsel (ABR)l andl otoacousticl emissionsl testl (OAE)l byl onel monthl
ofl age.



Q:l Whatl isl consideredl al normall hearingl thresholdl forl newborns?
Answer:
Betweenl 0-20l dB.



Q:l Whatl keyl historyl factorsl arel importantl forl evaluatingl newborns?
Answer:
Pregnancyl complications,l infections,l exposuresl tol toxins,l substancel use,l gestationall
diabetes,l hypertension,l birthl historyl includingl gestationall age,l deliveryl method,l APGARl
score,l birthl weight,l congenitall anomalies,l andl healthl complications.



Q:l Whatl arel hemangiomasl inl newborns?
Answer:
Benignl vascularl tumorsl causedl byl increasedl growthl ofl endotheliall cellsl onl bloodl
vessels.



Q:l Whatl arel Mongolianl spots?
Answer:
Blue-grayl macules,l alsol knownl asl congenitall dermall melanocytosis,l commonl inl black,l
Nativel American,l andl Hispanicl babies.

, Q:l Whatl arel café-au-laitl spots?
Answer:
Flatl pigmentedl lesionsl thatl mayl bel presentl atl birthl orl appearl duringl earlyl childhood,l
oftenl associatedl withl conditionsl likel neurofibromatosisl typel 1.



Q:l Whatl arel portl winel stains?
Answer:
Darkl redl orl purplel capillaryl malformations;l ifl nearl thel eye,l anl ophthalmologyl referrall
isl necessary.



Q:l Whatl developmentall milestonesl shouldl bel expectedl atl al 12-monthl welll visit?
Answer:
Lookl forl hiddenl objects,l imitatel newl gestures,l followl one-stepl commands,l usel 'dada'l orl
'mama'l specifically,l andl takel firstl stepsl orl standl withoutl support.



Q:l Whatl arel somel developmentall warningl signsl inl newborns?
Answer:
Unresponsivenessl tol loudl noise,l stiffl orl floppyl extremities,l excessivel sleepiness,l
difficultyl awakeningl tol feed,l andl excessivel irritability.



Q:l Howl canl gray/bluel maculesl onl anl infantl bel differentiatedl froml bruising?
Answer:
Theyl dol notl changel colorl orl shapel overl timel andl arel notl painfull tol touch.



Q:l Whatl isl thel medicall significancel ofl gray/bluel maculesl inl infants?

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