AWHONN POEP Module 12
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
During fetal life, the foramen ovale - ✔✔allows blood to directly enter the left atrium
from the right atrium.
Mrs. Jung is returning to work 8 weeks after the birth of her first baby. When teaching
about pumping and storing breast milk, it is important to stress that the best method for
breast milk to be thawed - ✔✔in the refrigerator.
Mrs. Johnson has described that her infant has been crying constantly since his
circumcision this morning. When you arrive at her room, you find the infant crying in
his crib. Which of the following nonpharmacologic interventions can you teach Mrs.
Johnson. to help console her infant? - ✔✔Holding and rocking
The production of body heat that results from the metabolism of brown adipose tissue
is called - ✔✔nonshivering thermogenesis.
Baby Lourdes was born 4 hours ago at 42 weeks of gestation by vacuum-assisted
delivery. On your initial newborn examination, you document an edematous, bruised
lesion on the right anterior scalp where the vacuum was applied. This lesion has clearly
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demarcated edges and does not cross the suture line. This is best described as a -
✔✔cephalohematoma
Hyperthermia is defined as a rectal or axillary temperature greater than 99.5ºF (37.5ºC).
The most common cause of hyperthermia in the newborn is - ✔✔environmental.
Eye prophylaxis with a single-use dose of sterile ophthalmic ointment containing 1%
tetracycline or 0.5% erythromycin is usually administered within the first hour of birth
to prevent which of the following conditions? - ✔✔Gonococcal opthalmia neonatorum
The fetal circulatory system is supported by the placenta. The umbilical cord, which is
comprised of two arteries and one vein, carries blood to and from the fetus. Identify the
correct statement about the umbilical cord below. - ✔✔The umbilical vein carries
oxygenated blood from the placenta to the fetus.
Jaundice that typically appears within the first 24-36 hours of life, with rapidly rising
serum bilirubin levels, and is usually caused by an underlying disease process, such as
sepsis or hemolysis is called - ✔✔pathologic jaundice.
Gabriella was born by operative vaginal birth after a prolonged second stage of labor.
She presented as floppy and apneic, and required bag/mask ventilation and fluid
resuscitation in the delivery room. Her Apgar scores were 3 at 1 minute of life, 5 at 5
minutes of life, and 8 at 10 minutes of life. The pediatrician has requested that a cord
blood sample be sent to the lab. To document the most accurate acid-base status at the
time of delivery, this blood sample should be drawn from the - ✔✔umbilical artery.
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