Unit 5 (NSG 222): Nursing Care of the Well
Newborn Exam Questions and Answers with
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The neonatal period is defined as True
the
first 28 days of life.
The newborn's hematologic values A, B, & C
are affected by which of the The newborn's hematologic values are
following? affected by
A) gestational age the site of the blood sample (capillary
B) placental transfusion blood has
C) site of the blood sample higher levels of hemoglobin and hematocrit
D) mode of delivery compared with venous blood), placental
E) type of feeding transfusion (delayed cord clamping and
normal
shift of plasma to extravascular spaces,
which
causes higher levels of hemoglobin and
hematocrit), and gestational age
(increased age is
associated with increased numbers of red
cells and
hemoglobin)
, The increased levels of which of A
the The increased levels of epinephrine and
following increases cardiac output norepinephrine stimulate increased cardiac
and contractility, surfactant output
release, and contractility, surfactant release, and
and promotion of pulmonary fluid promotion
clearance? of pulmonary fluid clearance
A) Epinephrine and
norepinephrine
B) Adrenaline and noradrenaline
C) Sodium and potassium
D) Oxygen and carbon dioxide
Surfactant is a surface tension- True
reducing lipoprotein found in the
newborn's lungs that prevents
alveolar collapse at the end of
expiration and loss of lung volume.
True or False?
In some newborns which of the A
following is the cessation of Periodic Breathing
breathing that lasts 5 to 10
seconds
without changes in color or heart
rate?
A) Periodic breathing
B) Predictable breathing
C) Peripheral breathing
D) Paradoxical breathing
Newborn Exam Questions and Answers with
Verified Solutions | Latest Updated 2026
The neonatal period is defined as True
the
first 28 days of life.
The newborn's hematologic values A, B, & C
are affected by which of the The newborn's hematologic values are
following? affected by
A) gestational age the site of the blood sample (capillary
B) placental transfusion blood has
C) site of the blood sample higher levels of hemoglobin and hematocrit
D) mode of delivery compared with venous blood), placental
E) type of feeding transfusion (delayed cord clamping and
normal
shift of plasma to extravascular spaces,
which
causes higher levels of hemoglobin and
hematocrit), and gestational age
(increased age is
associated with increased numbers of red
cells and
hemoglobin)
, The increased levels of which of A
the The increased levels of epinephrine and
following increases cardiac output norepinephrine stimulate increased cardiac
and contractility, surfactant output
release, and contractility, surfactant release, and
and promotion of pulmonary fluid promotion
clearance? of pulmonary fluid clearance
A) Epinephrine and
norepinephrine
B) Adrenaline and noradrenaline
C) Sodium and potassium
D) Oxygen and carbon dioxide
Surfactant is a surface tension- True
reducing lipoprotein found in the
newborn's lungs that prevents
alveolar collapse at the end of
expiration and loss of lung volume.
True or False?
In some newborns which of the A
following is the cessation of Periodic Breathing
breathing that lasts 5 to 10
seconds
without changes in color or heart
rate?
A) Periodic breathing
B) Predictable breathing
C) Peripheral breathing
D) Paradoxical breathing
