NUR 102 EXAM 4 PRACTICE SET QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026/2027 –
NURSING EXAM REVIEW & TEST PREP
In comparison with the term infant, the preterm infant has - correct answer ✔✔Greater surface area in
proportion to weight
What nursing action is especially important for an SGA newborn? - correct answer ✔✔Prevent
hypoglycemia with early and frequent feedings
One characteristic of a post term infant who weighs 7 pounds 12 ounces is - correct answer ✔✔Lack of
subcutaneous fat
Which is true about newborns classified as small for gestational age? - correct answer ✔✔They are
below the 10th percentile on gestational growth charts
Infants born before surfactant production are at risk for - correct answer ✔✔Respiratory distress
syndrome
What are appropriate nursing measures to help relieve a preterm infant's pain during a painful
procedure - correct answer ✔✔Swaddling the infant
Use of a pacifier dipped in sucrose
Keeping a hand near the face to be used for sucking
The most important reason to protect the preterm infant from cold stress is that - correct answer ✔✔It
could make respiratory distress syndrome worse
One technique to measure a preterm infant's output is to - correct answer ✔✔weigh the diaper when
changed
A preterm infant with respiratory difficulties should be placed in which position to facilitate drainage? -
correct answer ✔✔Prone
Following the vaginal delivery of a macrosomic infant, the nurse should assess the infant for - correct
answer ✔✔Clavicle fractures
Signs of newborn drug exposure in utero usually begin how soon after birth? - correct answer ✔✔24
to72 hours
Early signs of infection are often subtle and could indicate other conditions. One of the frequent signs is -
correct answer ✔✔Temperature instability
ABO incompatibility also causes pathologic jaundice in the newborn. Mothers with what blood type have
natural antibodies to types A and B blood? - correct answer ✔✔Type O
As the nurse is assessing a 2-day-old newborn, jaundice is noted on the face only. The nurse can
anticipate a bilirubin level of about - correct answer ✔✔5 mg/dL
, The nurse is monitoring the feedings of the infant with hyperbilirubinemia. The purpose of ensuring that
the infant receives feedings every 2 to 3 hours, whether by breast or bottle is to - correct answer
✔✔Provide fluids and protein
The infant of a diabetic mother is hypoglycemic. What type of feeding should be instituted first? - correct
answer ✔✔Breastfeeding or breast milk/formula in a bottle
Meconium-stained amniotic fluid occurs in 10% to 15% of births. Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS)
is a condition in which there is obstruction, air trapping, and chemical pneumonitis caused by meconium
in the infant's lungs. MAS develops in what percentage of those infants? - correct answer ✔✔5%
Four hours after the delivery of a healthy neonate of an insulin-dependent diabetic mother, the baby
appears jittery and has rapid respirations and poor muscle tone. Which nursing action has top priority? -
correct answer ✔✔Test for blood glucose level
What intervention would make phototherapy most effective in reducing the indirect bilirubin in an
affected newborn? - correct answer ✔✔Expose as much skin as possible
Transitory tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) is thought to occur as a result of - correct answer
✔✔Delayed absorption of fetal lung fluid
A semen analysis shows a sperm concentration of 2 million/mL. In explaining this result to a couple, the
nurse can base her answer on the knowledge that - correct answer ✔✔Normal sperm concentration is
20 million/mL or greater
The role of the nurse in family planning is to - correct answer ✔✔Educate couples on the various
methods of contraception
A 36-year-old comes to the clinic requesting contraception. She presents with a history of hypertension
(now under control with treatment) and a past history of pelvic inflammatory disease. She smokes one
pack of cigarettes a day and admits to having "numerous" sexual partners. Which contraceptive method
is appropriate for her? - correct answer ✔✔Condoms
During a postpartum teaching session concerning contraception, the woman states she will continue to
use her diaphragm she has had for 2 years. The best response by the nurse should be based on the fact
that - correct answer ✔✔Diaphragms should be refitted after the birth of a baby
A woman is seeing the nurse practitioner for her yearly Pap smear. She tells the nurse that she has heard
of a nonsurgical sterilization method and that she is interested in more information. The nurse's teaching
should be based on the knowledge that - correct answer ✔✔The procedure will permanetly block the
fallopian tubes, but another method of birth control must be used until a hysterosalpingogram proves
blockage
The situation that best describes secondary infertility is a couple who has - correct answer ✔✔One child
but has not been able to conceive a second time
NURSING EXAM REVIEW & TEST PREP
In comparison with the term infant, the preterm infant has - correct answer ✔✔Greater surface area in
proportion to weight
What nursing action is especially important for an SGA newborn? - correct answer ✔✔Prevent
hypoglycemia with early and frequent feedings
One characteristic of a post term infant who weighs 7 pounds 12 ounces is - correct answer ✔✔Lack of
subcutaneous fat
Which is true about newborns classified as small for gestational age? - correct answer ✔✔They are
below the 10th percentile on gestational growth charts
Infants born before surfactant production are at risk for - correct answer ✔✔Respiratory distress
syndrome
What are appropriate nursing measures to help relieve a preterm infant's pain during a painful
procedure - correct answer ✔✔Swaddling the infant
Use of a pacifier dipped in sucrose
Keeping a hand near the face to be used for sucking
The most important reason to protect the preterm infant from cold stress is that - correct answer ✔✔It
could make respiratory distress syndrome worse
One technique to measure a preterm infant's output is to - correct answer ✔✔weigh the diaper when
changed
A preterm infant with respiratory difficulties should be placed in which position to facilitate drainage? -
correct answer ✔✔Prone
Following the vaginal delivery of a macrosomic infant, the nurse should assess the infant for - correct
answer ✔✔Clavicle fractures
Signs of newborn drug exposure in utero usually begin how soon after birth? - correct answer ✔✔24
to72 hours
Early signs of infection are often subtle and could indicate other conditions. One of the frequent signs is -
correct answer ✔✔Temperature instability
ABO incompatibility also causes pathologic jaundice in the newborn. Mothers with what blood type have
natural antibodies to types A and B blood? - correct answer ✔✔Type O
As the nurse is assessing a 2-day-old newborn, jaundice is noted on the face only. The nurse can
anticipate a bilirubin level of about - correct answer ✔✔5 mg/dL
, The nurse is monitoring the feedings of the infant with hyperbilirubinemia. The purpose of ensuring that
the infant receives feedings every 2 to 3 hours, whether by breast or bottle is to - correct answer
✔✔Provide fluids and protein
The infant of a diabetic mother is hypoglycemic. What type of feeding should be instituted first? - correct
answer ✔✔Breastfeeding or breast milk/formula in a bottle
Meconium-stained amniotic fluid occurs in 10% to 15% of births. Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS)
is a condition in which there is obstruction, air trapping, and chemical pneumonitis caused by meconium
in the infant's lungs. MAS develops in what percentage of those infants? - correct answer ✔✔5%
Four hours after the delivery of a healthy neonate of an insulin-dependent diabetic mother, the baby
appears jittery and has rapid respirations and poor muscle tone. Which nursing action has top priority? -
correct answer ✔✔Test for blood glucose level
What intervention would make phototherapy most effective in reducing the indirect bilirubin in an
affected newborn? - correct answer ✔✔Expose as much skin as possible
Transitory tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) is thought to occur as a result of - correct answer
✔✔Delayed absorption of fetal lung fluid
A semen analysis shows a sperm concentration of 2 million/mL. In explaining this result to a couple, the
nurse can base her answer on the knowledge that - correct answer ✔✔Normal sperm concentration is
20 million/mL or greater
The role of the nurse in family planning is to - correct answer ✔✔Educate couples on the various
methods of contraception
A 36-year-old comes to the clinic requesting contraception. She presents with a history of hypertension
(now under control with treatment) and a past history of pelvic inflammatory disease. She smokes one
pack of cigarettes a day and admits to having "numerous" sexual partners. Which contraceptive method
is appropriate for her? - correct answer ✔✔Condoms
During a postpartum teaching session concerning contraception, the woman states she will continue to
use her diaphragm she has had for 2 years. The best response by the nurse should be based on the fact
that - correct answer ✔✔Diaphragms should be refitted after the birth of a baby
A woman is seeing the nurse practitioner for her yearly Pap smear. She tells the nurse that she has heard
of a nonsurgical sterilization method and that she is interested in more information. The nurse's teaching
should be based on the knowledge that - correct answer ✔✔The procedure will permanetly block the
fallopian tubes, but another method of birth control must be used until a hysterosalpingogram proves
blockage
The situation that best describes secondary infertility is a couple who has - correct answer ✔✔One child
but has not been able to conceive a second time
