Maternal and Newborn Nursing Exam
Questions and Answers Graded A+
assist to empty her bladder - Correct answer-A nurse is assessing a client who is 14
hr postpartum and has a 3rd degree perineal laceration. The client's temperature is
37.8C (100F), and her fundus is firm and slightly deviated to the right. The client
reports a gush of blood when she ambulates and no bowel movement since
delivery. Which action should the nurse take?
This will resolve within 3-6 weeks without treatment - Correct answer-A nurse is
assessing a 2 day old newborn and notes an egg shaped, edematous bluish
discoloration that does not cross the suture line. What is the nurse's response?
Limited abduction of one hip - Correct answer-A nurse is assessing a newborn for
congenital hip dysplasia. What finding should the nurse expect?
Place ice packs on your breasts - Correct answer-A nurse is providing teaching to a
client who is postpartum and does not plan to breastfeed her newborn. What
instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
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, Abundant lanugo - Correct answer-A nurse is caring for a newborn who is
premature at 30 weeks of gestation. What finding should the nurse expect?
Place the newborn directly on the client's chest - Correct answer-A nurse is caring
for a newborn immediately following delivery. What action should the nurse take
first?
Tonic Neck - Correct answer-A nurse is testing the reflexes of a newborn to assess
neurologic maturity. What reflex is the nurse assessing when she quickly and
gently turns the newborn's head to one side?
slow trickle of bright vaginal bleeding and a firm fundus - Correct answer-A nurse
is assessing a client who is postpartum following a vacuum-assisted birth. Which
finding should the nurse monitor to identify a cervical laceration?
0.25 ml - Correct answer-A nurse is preparing to administer morphine oral solution
0.04mg/kg to a newborn who weighs 2.5kg. The amount available is morphine oral
solution 0.4mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the
answer to the nearest hundredth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a
trailing zero.)
Erythromycin ophthalmic ointment - Correct answer-Which eye medication should
the nurse administer to the newborn within 1 to 2 hr of delivery?
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Questions and Answers Graded A+
assist to empty her bladder - Correct answer-A nurse is assessing a client who is 14
hr postpartum and has a 3rd degree perineal laceration. The client's temperature is
37.8C (100F), and her fundus is firm and slightly deviated to the right. The client
reports a gush of blood when she ambulates and no bowel movement since
delivery. Which action should the nurse take?
This will resolve within 3-6 weeks without treatment - Correct answer-A nurse is
assessing a 2 day old newborn and notes an egg shaped, edematous bluish
discoloration that does not cross the suture line. What is the nurse's response?
Limited abduction of one hip - Correct answer-A nurse is assessing a newborn for
congenital hip dysplasia. What finding should the nurse expect?
Place ice packs on your breasts - Correct answer-A nurse is providing teaching to a
client who is postpartum and does not plan to breastfeed her newborn. What
instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
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, Abundant lanugo - Correct answer-A nurse is caring for a newborn who is
premature at 30 weeks of gestation. What finding should the nurse expect?
Place the newborn directly on the client's chest - Correct answer-A nurse is caring
for a newborn immediately following delivery. What action should the nurse take
first?
Tonic Neck - Correct answer-A nurse is testing the reflexes of a newborn to assess
neurologic maturity. What reflex is the nurse assessing when she quickly and
gently turns the newborn's head to one side?
slow trickle of bright vaginal bleeding and a firm fundus - Correct answer-A nurse
is assessing a client who is postpartum following a vacuum-assisted birth. Which
finding should the nurse monitor to identify a cervical laceration?
0.25 ml - Correct answer-A nurse is preparing to administer morphine oral solution
0.04mg/kg to a newborn who weighs 2.5kg. The amount available is morphine oral
solution 0.4mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the
answer to the nearest hundredth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a
trailing zero.)
Erythromycin ophthalmic ointment - Correct answer-Which eye medication should
the nurse administer to the newborn within 1 to 2 hr of delivery?
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