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, NUR 230 MATERNAL EXAM 2 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
2025/2026 UPDATE | 100% CORRECT - GALEN.
Galen College of Nursing
Questions & Answers
1. The nurse is assessing a newborn who has just been delivered. Which of the
following is the priority physiological change?
a. Successful feeding.
b. Thermoregulation.
c. Extra-uterine circulatory shift.
d. Spontaneous respirations.
✔ Answer: D
Rationale: Establishing effective respirations is the absolute priority immediately after
birth to initiate oxygenation and transition to extrauterine life.
2. The nurse is caring for a newborn who was delivered 24 hours ago and is due to
have an initial bath. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include when
bathing the newborn?
a. Place a hat on the newborn during bathing.
b. Utilize a cleanser with a neutral pH during bathing.
c. Make sure the newborn is placed in hot water.
d. Use warm 0.9% sodium chloride (normal saline) during bathing.
✔ Answer: B
Rationale: A neutral pH cleanser is gentle on the newborn's skin and helps maintain
the acid mantle. Hats are used after bathing to prevent heat loss, and hot water should
be avoided.
, NUR 230 MATERNAL EXAM 2 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
2025/2026 UPDATE | 100% CORRECT - GALEN.
Galen College of Nursing
Questions & Answers
1. The nurse is assessing a newborn who has just been delivered. Which of the
following is the priority physiological change?
a. Successful feeding.
b. Thermoregulation.
c. Extra-uterine circulatory shift.
d. Spontaneous respirations.
✔ Answer: D
Rationale: Establishing effective respirations is the absolute priority immediately after
birth to initiate oxygenation and transition to extrauterine life.
2. The nurse is caring for a newborn who was delivered 24 hours ago and is due to
have an initial bath. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include when
bathing the newborn?
a. Place a hat on the newborn during bathing.
b. Utilize a cleanser with a neutral pH during bathing.
c. Make sure the newborn is placed in hot water.
d. Use warm 0.9% sodium chloride (normal saline) during bathing.
✔ Answer: B
Rationale: A neutral pH cleanser is gentle on the newborn's skin and helps maintain
the acid mantle. Hats are used after bathing to prevent heat loss, and hot water should
be avoided.