NURS 2546 – WEEK 7 THE NEWBORN | A+ GRADED 2025–2026
REVISION | 130 MOST TESTED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS INCLUDED
This Week 7 resource for NURS 2546 – The Newborn is designed to
give nursing students a serious advantage going into exams and
clinicals. It focuses on the most frequently tested questions and
essential concepts surrounding newborn care—including immediate
post-delivery assessments, neonatal reflexes, APGAR scoring, feeding
protocols, and common complications in the first hours of life. Every
question is crafted to reflect real nursing exam formats and
expectations. Whether you're revising for a test or reinforcing your
clinical knowledge, this A+ graded resource helps you study smarter,
not harder—exactly what top students rely on.
Which of the following are physiological adjustments of a newborn? (select all that apply)
Establishing/maintaining respirations
b) Elevating body temperature
c) Adjusting to circulatory changes
d) Regulating body temperature
e) Increasing heart rate
f) Ingesting/retaining/absorbing nutrients
g) Eliminating nutrients
h) Regulating weight
Eliminating waste - CORRECT ANSWER-a, c, d, f, h, i
Which of the following are behavioural adjustments of a newborn? (select all that apply)
a) Following objects with their eyes
b) Regulated behavioural tempo independent of mother
c) Processing/storing/organizing multiple stimuli
d) Walking independently
e) Sleeping through the night from the first day
, f) Establishing relationships with caregivers/environment
g) Establishing complex relationships such as friends - CORRECT ANSWER-b, c, f
What is true about the first period of reactivity when transitioning to extrauterine life? (select all
that apply)
a) Occurs 2-8 hours after birth
b) Newborn's HR increases to 160-180 BPM
c) Lasts up to 30 minutes after birth
d) Lasts 10 minutes to several hours
e) Increased muscle tone, changes in skin colour, mucus production
f) Irregular respirations, 60-80 BPM
g) Tachycardia and tachypnea occur
h) Meconium commonly passed
Decrease in motor activity after first period - CORRECT ANSWER-b, c, f, i
What is true about the second period of reactivity when transitioning to extrauterine life? (select all
that apply)
Occurs 2-8 hours after birth
b) Newborn's HR increases to 160-180 BPM
c) Lasts up to 30 minutes after birth
d) Lasts 10 minutes to several hours
e) Increased muscle tone, changes in skin colour, mucus production
f) Irregular respirations, 60-80 BPM
g) Tachycardia and tachypnea occur
h) Meconium commonly passed
i) Decrease in motor activity after first period - CORRECT ANSWER-a, d, e, g, h
Match the term to the correct description.
1. Chemical initiation of breathing
2. Mechanical pressure initiation of breathing
3. Thermal initiation of breathing
a) Newborn goes from warmer to cooler environment triggers breathing
, b) Brain triggers breathing
c) Vaginal canal applies pressure triggers breathing - CORRECT ANSWER-1. b
2. c
3. a
Newborns are obligatory mouth breathers.
a) True
b) False - CORRECT ANSWER-b) False
Newborns are obligatory nose breathers
Abdominal breathing is also present
What are the signs of respiratory distress in a newborn? (select all that apply)
a) Sleeping for extended periods of time
b) Nasal flaring
c) Retractions
d) Coughing after feeding
e) Stridor or gasping
f) Respirations <30 or >60 at rest
e) Peripheral cyanosis
g) Central cyanosis - CORRECT ANSWER-b, c, e, f, g
Which of the following closes soon after birth? (select all that apply)
Foramen ovale
b) Epiphyseal plates
c) Fontanelles
d) Ductus arteriosus - CORRECT ANSWER-a, d
If it is suspected that the ductus arteriosus has not closed, it is surgically closed until the problem is
resolved to prevent cyanosis.
a) True
b) False - CORRECT ANSWER-b) False
It is kept OPEN until problem is resolved
REVISION | 130 MOST TESTED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS INCLUDED
This Week 7 resource for NURS 2546 – The Newborn is designed to
give nursing students a serious advantage going into exams and
clinicals. It focuses on the most frequently tested questions and
essential concepts surrounding newborn care—including immediate
post-delivery assessments, neonatal reflexes, APGAR scoring, feeding
protocols, and common complications in the first hours of life. Every
question is crafted to reflect real nursing exam formats and
expectations. Whether you're revising for a test or reinforcing your
clinical knowledge, this A+ graded resource helps you study smarter,
not harder—exactly what top students rely on.
Which of the following are physiological adjustments of a newborn? (select all that apply)
Establishing/maintaining respirations
b) Elevating body temperature
c) Adjusting to circulatory changes
d) Regulating body temperature
e) Increasing heart rate
f) Ingesting/retaining/absorbing nutrients
g) Eliminating nutrients
h) Regulating weight
Eliminating waste - CORRECT ANSWER-a, c, d, f, h, i
Which of the following are behavioural adjustments of a newborn? (select all that apply)
a) Following objects with their eyes
b) Regulated behavioural tempo independent of mother
c) Processing/storing/organizing multiple stimuli
d) Walking independently
e) Sleeping through the night from the first day
, f) Establishing relationships with caregivers/environment
g) Establishing complex relationships such as friends - CORRECT ANSWER-b, c, f
What is true about the first period of reactivity when transitioning to extrauterine life? (select all
that apply)
a) Occurs 2-8 hours after birth
b) Newborn's HR increases to 160-180 BPM
c) Lasts up to 30 minutes after birth
d) Lasts 10 minutes to several hours
e) Increased muscle tone, changes in skin colour, mucus production
f) Irregular respirations, 60-80 BPM
g) Tachycardia and tachypnea occur
h) Meconium commonly passed
Decrease in motor activity after first period - CORRECT ANSWER-b, c, f, i
What is true about the second period of reactivity when transitioning to extrauterine life? (select all
that apply)
Occurs 2-8 hours after birth
b) Newborn's HR increases to 160-180 BPM
c) Lasts up to 30 minutes after birth
d) Lasts 10 minutes to several hours
e) Increased muscle tone, changes in skin colour, mucus production
f) Irregular respirations, 60-80 BPM
g) Tachycardia and tachypnea occur
h) Meconium commonly passed
i) Decrease in motor activity after first period - CORRECT ANSWER-a, d, e, g, h
Match the term to the correct description.
1. Chemical initiation of breathing
2. Mechanical pressure initiation of breathing
3. Thermal initiation of breathing
a) Newborn goes from warmer to cooler environment triggers breathing
, b) Brain triggers breathing
c) Vaginal canal applies pressure triggers breathing - CORRECT ANSWER-1. b
2. c
3. a
Newborns are obligatory mouth breathers.
a) True
b) False - CORRECT ANSWER-b) False
Newborns are obligatory nose breathers
Abdominal breathing is also present
What are the signs of respiratory distress in a newborn? (select all that apply)
a) Sleeping for extended periods of time
b) Nasal flaring
c) Retractions
d) Coughing after feeding
e) Stridor or gasping
f) Respirations <30 or >60 at rest
e) Peripheral cyanosis
g) Central cyanosis - CORRECT ANSWER-b, c, e, f, g
Which of the following closes soon after birth? (select all that apply)
Foramen ovale
b) Epiphyseal plates
c) Fontanelles
d) Ductus arteriosus - CORRECT ANSWER-a, d
If it is suspected that the ductus arteriosus has not closed, it is surgically closed until the problem is
resolved to prevent cyanosis.
a) True
b) False - CORRECT ANSWER-b) False
It is kept OPEN until problem is resolved
