NEWBORN EXAM 2023 WITH NGN
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS|
BRAND NEW 2024| GRADED A+
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for combined oral
contraceptives about potential adverse effects of the medication. For which of the
following findings should the nurse instruct the client to notify the provider?
A. Shortness of breath
B. Breakthrough bleeding
C. Vomiting
D. Breast tenderness - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Shortness of breath
A nurse is caring for a client following an amniocentesis at 18 weeks of gestation.
Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider as a
potential complication?
A. Increased fetal movement
B. Leakage of fluid from the vagina
C. Upper abdominal discomfort
D. Urinary frequency - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Leakage of fluid from the vagina
A nurse is calculating a client's expected date of birth using Nagele's rule. The
client tells the nurse that her last menstrual cycle started on November 27th. Which
of the following dates is the client's expected date of birth? - CORRECT
ANSWER-September 3rd
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 41 weeks of gestation and has a positive
contraction stress test. For which of the following diagnostic tests should the nurse
prepare the client?
A. Percutaneous umbilical blood sampling
,B. Amnioinfusion
C. Biophysical profile (BPP)
D. Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Biophysical
profile (BPP)
A nurse is teaching a new parent about newborn safety. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. "You can share your room with your baby for the next few weeks."
B. "Cover your baby with a light blanket while sleeping."
C. "Check the temperature of your baby's bath water with your hand."
D. "Your baby can nap in the car seat during the daytime." - CORRECT
ANSWER-A. "You can share your room with your baby for the next few weeks."
A nurse is caring for a client who is in labor and whose fetus is in the right occiput
posterior position. The client is dilated to 8 cm and reports back pain. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
A. Apply sacral counterpressure.
B. Perform transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS).
C. Initiate slow-paced breathing.
D. Assist with biofeedback. - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Apply sacral
counterpressure.
A nurse is caring for a newborn who is undergoing phototherapy to treat
hyperbilirubinemia. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Cover the newborn's eyes while under the phototherapy light.
B. Keep the newborn in a shirt while under the phototherapy light.
C. Apply a light moisturizing lotion to the newborn's skin.
D. Turn and reposition the newborn every 4 hr while undergoing phototherapy -
CORRECT ANSWER-A. Cover the newborn's eyes while under the phototherapy
light.
A nurse is performing a vaginal examination on a client who is in labor and
observes the umbilical cord protruding from the vagina. After calling for
assistance, which of the following actions should the nurse take next?
A. Place a rolled towel beneath one of the client's hips.
B. Apply internal upward pressure to the presenting part using two gloved fingers
, C. Administer oxygen to the client via a nonrebreather mask at 10 L/min
D. Increase the IV infusion rate. - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Apply internal upward
pressure to the presenting part using two gloved fingers
A nurse is preparing to administer oxytocin to a client who is postpartum. Which
of the following findings is an indication for the administration of the medication?
(SATA)
A. Flaccid uterus
B. Cervical laceration
C. Excess vaginal bleeding
D. Increased afterbirth cramping
E. Increased maternal temperature - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Flaccid uterus. C.
Excess vaginal bleeding
A nurse is teaching a postpartum client about steps the nurses will take to promote
the security and safety of the client's newborn. Which of the following statements
should the nurse make?
A. "The nurse will carry your newborn to the nursery for procedures."
B. "We will document the relationship of visitors in your medical record."
C. "Your baby will stay in the nursery while you are asleep."
D. "Staff members who take care of your baby will be wearing a photo
identification badge." - CORRECT ANSWER-D. "Staff members who take care of
your baby will be wearing a photo identification badge."
A nurse is assessing the newborn of a client who took selective serotonin reuptake
inhibitor (SSRI) during pregnancy. Which of the following manifestations should
the nurse identify as an indication of withdrawal from an SSRI?
A. Large for gestational age
B. Hyperglycemia
C. Bradypnea
D. Vomiting - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Vomiting
A nurse is assessing fetal heart tones for a client who is pregnant. The nurse has
determined the fetal position as left occipital anterior. To which of the following
areas of the client's abdomen should the nurse apply the ultrasound transducer to
assess the point of maximum intensity of the fetal heart?
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS|
BRAND NEW 2024| GRADED A+
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for combined oral
contraceptives about potential adverse effects of the medication. For which of the
following findings should the nurse instruct the client to notify the provider?
A. Shortness of breath
B. Breakthrough bleeding
C. Vomiting
D. Breast tenderness - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Shortness of breath
A nurse is caring for a client following an amniocentesis at 18 weeks of gestation.
Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider as a
potential complication?
A. Increased fetal movement
B. Leakage of fluid from the vagina
C. Upper abdominal discomfort
D. Urinary frequency - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Leakage of fluid from the vagina
A nurse is calculating a client's expected date of birth using Nagele's rule. The
client tells the nurse that her last menstrual cycle started on November 27th. Which
of the following dates is the client's expected date of birth? - CORRECT
ANSWER-September 3rd
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 41 weeks of gestation and has a positive
contraction stress test. For which of the following diagnostic tests should the nurse
prepare the client?
A. Percutaneous umbilical blood sampling
,B. Amnioinfusion
C. Biophysical profile (BPP)
D. Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Biophysical
profile (BPP)
A nurse is teaching a new parent about newborn safety. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. "You can share your room with your baby for the next few weeks."
B. "Cover your baby with a light blanket while sleeping."
C. "Check the temperature of your baby's bath water with your hand."
D. "Your baby can nap in the car seat during the daytime." - CORRECT
ANSWER-A. "You can share your room with your baby for the next few weeks."
A nurse is caring for a client who is in labor and whose fetus is in the right occiput
posterior position. The client is dilated to 8 cm and reports back pain. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
A. Apply sacral counterpressure.
B. Perform transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS).
C. Initiate slow-paced breathing.
D. Assist with biofeedback. - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Apply sacral
counterpressure.
A nurse is caring for a newborn who is undergoing phototherapy to treat
hyperbilirubinemia. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Cover the newborn's eyes while under the phototherapy light.
B. Keep the newborn in a shirt while under the phototherapy light.
C. Apply a light moisturizing lotion to the newborn's skin.
D. Turn and reposition the newborn every 4 hr while undergoing phototherapy -
CORRECT ANSWER-A. Cover the newborn's eyes while under the phototherapy
light.
A nurse is performing a vaginal examination on a client who is in labor and
observes the umbilical cord protruding from the vagina. After calling for
assistance, which of the following actions should the nurse take next?
A. Place a rolled towel beneath one of the client's hips.
B. Apply internal upward pressure to the presenting part using two gloved fingers
, C. Administer oxygen to the client via a nonrebreather mask at 10 L/min
D. Increase the IV infusion rate. - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Apply internal upward
pressure to the presenting part using two gloved fingers
A nurse is preparing to administer oxytocin to a client who is postpartum. Which
of the following findings is an indication for the administration of the medication?
(SATA)
A. Flaccid uterus
B. Cervical laceration
C. Excess vaginal bleeding
D. Increased afterbirth cramping
E. Increased maternal temperature - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Flaccid uterus. C.
Excess vaginal bleeding
A nurse is teaching a postpartum client about steps the nurses will take to promote
the security and safety of the client's newborn. Which of the following statements
should the nurse make?
A. "The nurse will carry your newborn to the nursery for procedures."
B. "We will document the relationship of visitors in your medical record."
C. "Your baby will stay in the nursery while you are asleep."
D. "Staff members who take care of your baby will be wearing a photo
identification badge." - CORRECT ANSWER-D. "Staff members who take care of
your baby will be wearing a photo identification badge."
A nurse is assessing the newborn of a client who took selective serotonin reuptake
inhibitor (SSRI) during pregnancy. Which of the following manifestations should
the nurse identify as an indication of withdrawal from an SSRI?
A. Large for gestational age
B. Hyperglycemia
C. Bradypnea
D. Vomiting - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Vomiting
A nurse is assessing fetal heart tones for a client who is pregnant. The nurse has
determined the fetal position as left occipital anterior. To which of the following
areas of the client's abdomen should the nurse apply the ultrasound transducer to
assess the point of maximum intensity of the fetal heart?
