MATERNITY NCLEX-PN
Comprehensive Review Exam
Questions And Answers
\.A 1-day-old newborn has just expelled a thick, greenish-black stool. The nurse
determines that this is the first stool. What should the nurse do next? - Answer-
Document the stool in the infant's record
\.A 7-lb newborn is admitted to the nursery with a prescription for intramuscular
phytonadione (vitamin K, Aquamephyton) 1 mg. The nurse explains to the parents that
this vitamin is administered to: - Answer-Promote clotting of the blood
\.A 7-lb, 4-oz (3290-g) boy is admitted to the nursery and placed in a warm crib. The
neonate begins to choke on mucus. How should the nurse suction him with a bulb
syringe? - Answer-By suctioning the mouth before the nostrils
\.A client's membranes rupture during the transition phase of labor, and the amniotic
fluid appears pale green. What priority intervention for the infant can the nurse
anticipate implementing upon delivery? - Answer-Providing for suctioning of the
oropharynx as the head emerges
\.A health care provider tells a mother that her newborn has multiple visible birth
defects. The mother seems composed and asks to see her baby. What nursing action
will be most helpful in easing the mother's stress when she sees her child for the first
time? - Answer-Staying with her after bringing the infant to help her verbalize her
feelings.
\.A mother is inspecting her newborn girl for the first time. The infant's breasts are
edematous, and she has a pink vaginal discharge. How should the nurse respond when
the mother asks what is wrong? - Answer-"The swelling and discharge are expected.
They're a response to your hormones."
\.A new mother asks a nurse how long before the stomp falls off the umbilical cord?
What should the nurse tell the mother? - Answer-It should fall off 6 - 10 days
\.A new mother asks a nurse how to care for her baby's umbilical cord stump. What
should the nurse teach the mother? - Answer-Provide sponge baths until the stump falls
off.
Comprehensive Review Exam
Questions And Answers
\.A 1-day-old newborn has just expelled a thick, greenish-black stool. The nurse
determines that this is the first stool. What should the nurse do next? - Answer-
Document the stool in the infant's record
\.A 7-lb newborn is admitted to the nursery with a prescription for intramuscular
phytonadione (vitamin K, Aquamephyton) 1 mg. The nurse explains to the parents that
this vitamin is administered to: - Answer-Promote clotting of the blood
\.A 7-lb, 4-oz (3290-g) boy is admitted to the nursery and placed in a warm crib. The
neonate begins to choke on mucus. How should the nurse suction him with a bulb
syringe? - Answer-By suctioning the mouth before the nostrils
\.A client's membranes rupture during the transition phase of labor, and the amniotic
fluid appears pale green. What priority intervention for the infant can the nurse
anticipate implementing upon delivery? - Answer-Providing for suctioning of the
oropharynx as the head emerges
\.A health care provider tells a mother that her newborn has multiple visible birth
defects. The mother seems composed and asks to see her baby. What nursing action
will be most helpful in easing the mother's stress when she sees her child for the first
time? - Answer-Staying with her after bringing the infant to help her verbalize her
feelings.
\.A mother is inspecting her newborn girl for the first time. The infant's breasts are
edematous, and she has a pink vaginal discharge. How should the nurse respond when
the mother asks what is wrong? - Answer-"The swelling and discharge are expected.
They're a response to your hormones."
\.A new mother asks a nurse how long before the stomp falls off the umbilical cord?
What should the nurse tell the mother? - Answer-It should fall off 6 - 10 days
\.A new mother asks a nurse how to care for her baby's umbilical cord stump. What
should the nurse teach the mother? - Answer-Provide sponge baths until the stump falls
off.
