Newborn
NEWBORN ASSESSMENTS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED
(2024/2025) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Where is the preferred environment to perform the newborn assessment?
A. In the mother's room
B. In the nursery
C. In an examination room
D. In the delivery room - ANS ✓A. In the mother's room
When doing a newborn assessment, which assessment should be done first?
A. Weight
B. Head circumference
C. Respiratory rate
D. Ear examination - ANS ✓C. Respiratory rate
Which is an abnormal newborn reflex finding?
A. Positive rooting reflex
B. Positive startle reflex
C. Symmetric palmar grasp
D. Negative Babinski reflex - ANS ✓D. Negative Babinski reflex
During orientation, a new nurse is performing a newborn assessment.
Which statement by the new nurse on blood glucose screening indicates
more education is needed?
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A. "All newborns require blood glucose screening."
B. "Late preterm newborns require blood glucose screening."
C. "Newborns who are large for gestational age require blood glucose
screening."
D. "Restricted intrauterine growth newborns require blood glucose
screening." - ANS ✓A. "All newborns require blood glucose screening."
The newborn care nurse reads in the mother's chart that she received
fentanyl IV for pain relief 30 minutes earlier. What should the nurse check
in preparation for delivery?
A. Proper functioning of ventilation equipment and oxygen
B. Report from the labor and delivery nurse to clarify the fentanyl dose
C. Maternal history for any sexually transmitted infections
D. MAR for information on when the next fentanyl dose is due - ANS ✓A.
Proper functioning of ventilation equipment and oxygen
Immediately after birth, a newborn's mouth and nose are auctioned with
the bulb syringe. The newborn has a weak cry and is hypotonic. What
should the nurse do first?
A. Repeat suctioning of the orophargyngeal area with an appropriate
suction catheter.
B. Ensure proper positioning of the head to promote optimal newborn
respiratory function.
C. Perform a rapid gestational age assessment to see whether the newborn
is preterm.
D. Administer 100% blow-by oxygen. - ANS ✓B. Ensure proper positioning of
the head to promote optimal newborn respiratory function.
The nurse is in a delivery room that has a temperature of 23.9°C (75°F).
After delivery of a stable, term newborn, the nurse assesses vital signs and
discovers that the newborn's temperature is 37.1°C (98.8°F). How should
the nurse respond?
A. Turn off the water and increase the temperature in the room.
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NEWBORN ASSESSMENTS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED
(2024/2025) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Where is the preferred environment to perform the newborn assessment?
A. In the mother's room
B. In the nursery
C. In an examination room
D. In the delivery room - ANS ✓A. In the mother's room
When doing a newborn assessment, which assessment should be done first?
A. Weight
B. Head circumference
C. Respiratory rate
D. Ear examination - ANS ✓C. Respiratory rate
Which is an abnormal newborn reflex finding?
A. Positive rooting reflex
B. Positive startle reflex
C. Symmetric palmar grasp
D. Negative Babinski reflex - ANS ✓D. Negative Babinski reflex
During orientation, a new nurse is performing a newborn assessment.
Which statement by the new nurse on blood glucose screening indicates
more education is needed?
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A. "All newborns require blood glucose screening."
B. "Late preterm newborns require blood glucose screening."
C. "Newborns who are large for gestational age require blood glucose
screening."
D. "Restricted intrauterine growth newborns require blood glucose
screening." - ANS ✓A. "All newborns require blood glucose screening."
The newborn care nurse reads in the mother's chart that she received
fentanyl IV for pain relief 30 minutes earlier. What should the nurse check
in preparation for delivery?
A. Proper functioning of ventilation equipment and oxygen
B. Report from the labor and delivery nurse to clarify the fentanyl dose
C. Maternal history for any sexually transmitted infections
D. MAR for information on when the next fentanyl dose is due - ANS ✓A.
Proper functioning of ventilation equipment and oxygen
Immediately after birth, a newborn's mouth and nose are auctioned with
the bulb syringe. The newborn has a weak cry and is hypotonic. What
should the nurse do first?
A. Repeat suctioning of the orophargyngeal area with an appropriate
suction catheter.
B. Ensure proper positioning of the head to promote optimal newborn
respiratory function.
C. Perform a rapid gestational age assessment to see whether the newborn
is preterm.
D. Administer 100% blow-by oxygen. - ANS ✓B. Ensure proper positioning of
the head to promote optimal newborn respiratory function.
The nurse is in a delivery room that has a temperature of 23.9°C (75°F).
After delivery of a stable, term newborn, the nurse assesses vital signs and
discovers that the newborn's temperature is 37.1°C (98.8°F). How should
the nurse respond?
A. Turn off the water and increase the temperature in the room.
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