Maternal Newborn 2025-2026 –
Proctored NGN Exam Questions With
Verified Correct Answers
Introduction:
This document contains a complete collection of maternal and
newborn nursing exam questions for the 2025-2026 academic
year, including NGN-style scenarios. Each question is paired with
the verified correct answer, covering key topics such as
pregnancy complications, newborn assessment, postpartum care,
medications, and patient teaching. It serves as a full study guide
designed to prepare nursing students for proctored exams and
clinical practice.
Questions and Answers:
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a postpartum client
about caring for her 5-day old male newborn at home. Which of
the following statements to nurse make to the client?
a. Retract the foreskin to clean your baby's penis during each bath
b. is triple antibiotic ointment on your baby's umbilical cord twice
per day
,c. swaddle your baby tightly with legs extended before laying him
down to sleep
d. notify your baby's pediatrician if he urinates less than 6 times
per day -Answer:-d. notify your baby's pediatrician if he urinates
less than 6 times per day
A nurse is assessing a newborn whose mother had a primary
cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection during pregnancy. The newborn
acquired CMV trans placenta Lee. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect the newborn to exhibit?
a. urinary tract infection
b. hearing loss
c. Macrosomia
d. Cataracts -Answer:-b. hearing loss
a nurse is assessing a full-term newborn arm admission to the
nursery. Which of the following clinical findings should the nurse
report to the provider?
a. Transient circumoral cyanosis
b. single Palmar creases
c. subconjunctival hemorrhage
,d. rust stain urine -Answer:-b. single Palmar creases
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving oxytocin to induce
labor. The nurse should discontinue the oxytocin if which of the
following occurs?
a. Contractions last 60 Seconds
b. non-repetitive early decelerations
c. 6 contractions in 10 minutes
d. moderate variability of the fetal heart rate -Answer:-c. 6
contractions in 10 minutes
A nurse is planning care for a client following a chorionic villus
sampling. The nurse should recognize that the client is at risk for
developing which of the following complications?
a. Late decelerations
b. Infection
c. Anemia
d. placental insufficiency -Answer:-b. Infection
, A nurse is providing dietary teaching to a client who is 32 weeks
of gestation and has cholelithiasis. Which of the following foods
should the nurse recommend for the client to include in her diet?
a. Baked chicken
b. whole milk
c. french fries
d. bacon cheeseburger -Answer:-a. Baked chicken
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is primigravid and is
scheduled to have an abdominal ultrasound. Which of the
following statements by the client indicates an understanding of
the teaching?
a. I need to take a stool softener the night before the test
b. I can't have anything to eat after midnight
c. I won't apply perfumed lotion to my abdomen before the test
d. I will drink water before the test until my bladder feels full -
Answer:-d. I will drink water before the test until my bladder
feels full
A nurse is performing an assessment of a newborn's Babinski
reflex. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Proctored NGN Exam Questions With
Verified Correct Answers
Introduction:
This document contains a complete collection of maternal and
newborn nursing exam questions for the 2025-2026 academic
year, including NGN-style scenarios. Each question is paired with
the verified correct answer, covering key topics such as
pregnancy complications, newborn assessment, postpartum care,
medications, and patient teaching. It serves as a full study guide
designed to prepare nursing students for proctored exams and
clinical practice.
Questions and Answers:
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a postpartum client
about caring for her 5-day old male newborn at home. Which of
the following statements to nurse make to the client?
a. Retract the foreskin to clean your baby's penis during each bath
b. is triple antibiotic ointment on your baby's umbilical cord twice
per day
,c. swaddle your baby tightly with legs extended before laying him
down to sleep
d. notify your baby's pediatrician if he urinates less than 6 times
per day -Answer:-d. notify your baby's pediatrician if he urinates
less than 6 times per day
A nurse is assessing a newborn whose mother had a primary
cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection during pregnancy. The newborn
acquired CMV trans placenta Lee. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect the newborn to exhibit?
a. urinary tract infection
b. hearing loss
c. Macrosomia
d. Cataracts -Answer:-b. hearing loss
a nurse is assessing a full-term newborn arm admission to the
nursery. Which of the following clinical findings should the nurse
report to the provider?
a. Transient circumoral cyanosis
b. single Palmar creases
c. subconjunctival hemorrhage
,d. rust stain urine -Answer:-b. single Palmar creases
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving oxytocin to induce
labor. The nurse should discontinue the oxytocin if which of the
following occurs?
a. Contractions last 60 Seconds
b. non-repetitive early decelerations
c. 6 contractions in 10 minutes
d. moderate variability of the fetal heart rate -Answer:-c. 6
contractions in 10 minutes
A nurse is planning care for a client following a chorionic villus
sampling. The nurse should recognize that the client is at risk for
developing which of the following complications?
a. Late decelerations
b. Infection
c. Anemia
d. placental insufficiency -Answer:-b. Infection
, A nurse is providing dietary teaching to a client who is 32 weeks
of gestation and has cholelithiasis. Which of the following foods
should the nurse recommend for the client to include in her diet?
a. Baked chicken
b. whole milk
c. french fries
d. bacon cheeseburger -Answer:-a. Baked chicken
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is primigravid and is
scheduled to have an abdominal ultrasound. Which of the
following statements by the client indicates an understanding of
the teaching?
a. I need to take a stool softener the night before the test
b. I can't have anything to eat after midnight
c. I won't apply perfumed lotion to my abdomen before the test
d. I will drink water before the test until my bladder feels full -
Answer:-d. I will drink water before the test until my bladder
feels full
A nurse is performing an assessment of a newborn's Babinski
reflex. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
