AWHONN POEP MODULE 12 EXAM
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS PASSED
During fetal life, the foramen ovale - CORRECT ANSWER allows blood to directly enter
the left atrium from the right atrium.
Mrs. Jung is returning to work 8 weeks after the birth of her first baby. When teaching
about pumping and storing breast milk, it is important to stress that the best method for
breast milk to be thawed - CORRECT ANSWER in the refrigerator.
Mrs. Johnson has described that her infant has been crying constantly since his
circumcision this morning. When you arrive at her room, you find the infant crying in his
crib. Which of the following nonpharmacologic interventions can you teach Mrs.
Johnson. to help console her infant? - CORRECT ANSWER Holding and rocking
The production of body heat that results from the metabolism of brown adipose tissue is
called - CORRECT ANSWER nonshivering thermogenesis.
Baby Lourdes was born 4 hours ago at 42 weeks of gestation by vacuum-assisted
delivery. On your initial newborn examination, you document an edematous, bruised
lesion on the right anterior scalp where the vacuum was applied. This lesion has clearly
demarcated edges and does not cross the suture line. This is best described as a -
CORRECT ANSWER cephalohematoma
Hyperthermia is defined as a rectal or axillary temperature greater than 99.5ºF (37.5ºC).
The most common cause of hyperthermia in the newborn is - CORRECT ANSWER
environmental.
Eye prophylaxis with a single-use dose of sterile ophthalmic ointment containing 1%
tetracycline or 0.5% erythromycin is usually administered within the first hour of birth to
prevent which of the following conditions? - CORRECT ANSWER Gonococcal
opthalmia neonatorum
The fetal circulatory system is supported by the placenta. The umbilical cord, which is
comprised of two arteries and one vein, carries blood to and from the fetus. Identify the
correct statement about the umbilical cord below. - CORRECT ANSWER The umbilical
vein carries oxygenated blood from the placenta to the fetus.
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS PASSED
During fetal life, the foramen ovale - CORRECT ANSWER allows blood to directly enter
the left atrium from the right atrium.
Mrs. Jung is returning to work 8 weeks after the birth of her first baby. When teaching
about pumping and storing breast milk, it is important to stress that the best method for
breast milk to be thawed - CORRECT ANSWER in the refrigerator.
Mrs. Johnson has described that her infant has been crying constantly since his
circumcision this morning. When you arrive at her room, you find the infant crying in his
crib. Which of the following nonpharmacologic interventions can you teach Mrs.
Johnson. to help console her infant? - CORRECT ANSWER Holding and rocking
The production of body heat that results from the metabolism of brown adipose tissue is
called - CORRECT ANSWER nonshivering thermogenesis.
Baby Lourdes was born 4 hours ago at 42 weeks of gestation by vacuum-assisted
delivery. On your initial newborn examination, you document an edematous, bruised
lesion on the right anterior scalp where the vacuum was applied. This lesion has clearly
demarcated edges and does not cross the suture line. This is best described as a -
CORRECT ANSWER cephalohematoma
Hyperthermia is defined as a rectal or axillary temperature greater than 99.5ºF (37.5ºC).
The most common cause of hyperthermia in the newborn is - CORRECT ANSWER
environmental.
Eye prophylaxis with a single-use dose of sterile ophthalmic ointment containing 1%
tetracycline or 0.5% erythromycin is usually administered within the first hour of birth to
prevent which of the following conditions? - CORRECT ANSWER Gonococcal
opthalmia neonatorum
The fetal circulatory system is supported by the placenta. The umbilical cord, which is
comprised of two arteries and one vein, carries blood to and from the fetus. Identify the
correct statement about the umbilical cord below. - CORRECT ANSWER The umbilical
vein carries oxygenated blood from the placenta to the fetus.
