Mark Klimek NCLEX Review Questions:
APGAR SCORING Question and
answers correctly solved
What is the APGAR scale? - correct answers It is a quick objective method to
comparatively evaluate the VITAL FUNCTIONS of the newborn
When is APGAR scoring performed on infants? - correct answers At one
minute and again at 5 minutes after birth
Name the 5 criteria that are recorded on an APGAR scale. - correct answers
Cardiac status, respiratory effort, muscle tone, neuromuscular irritability
(reflexes), and color.
The total APGAR score can range from ____ to ____. - correct answers 0 to
10
The maximum score an infant can receive on any one criterion of the APGAR
is ____. - correct answers 2
The lowest score an infant can receive on any one criterion of the APGAR is
___. - correct answers 0
A 10 on the APGAR means the baby is __________. - correct answers in
terrific health
A 0 on the APGAR is bad/good. - correct answers bad; the baby is stillborn
APGAR SCORING Question and
answers correctly solved
What is the APGAR scale? - correct answers It is a quick objective method to
comparatively evaluate the VITAL FUNCTIONS of the newborn
When is APGAR scoring performed on infants? - correct answers At one
minute and again at 5 minutes after birth
Name the 5 criteria that are recorded on an APGAR scale. - correct answers
Cardiac status, respiratory effort, muscle tone, neuromuscular irritability
(reflexes), and color.
The total APGAR score can range from ____ to ____. - correct answers 0 to
10
The maximum score an infant can receive on any one criterion of the APGAR
is ____. - correct answers 2
The lowest score an infant can receive on any one criterion of the APGAR is
___. - correct answers 0
A 10 on the APGAR means the baby is __________. - correct answers in
terrific health
A 0 on the APGAR is bad/good. - correct answers bad; the baby is stillborn
