RN MATERNAL NEWBORN exam 2026 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
The nurse is planning to contact the provider regarding the newborn's status. Which of the
following prescriptions regarding the newborn should the nurse anticipate?
Administer scheduled doses of oral morphine.
Maintain a low-stimulus environment.
Initiate neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) scoring.
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 35 weeks of gestation and has placenta previa. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
Initiate continuous external fetal monitoring.
A nurse is providing education about family bonding to guardians who recently adopted a
newborn. The nurse should make which of the following suggestions to aid the family's 7-year-
old child in accepting the new family member?
Obtain a gift from the newborn to present to the sibling.
A nurse is caring for a prenatal client who has parvovirus B19 (fifth disease). Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
Schedule an ultrasound.
, A nurse is caring for a client who is at 26 weeks of gestation and has epilepsy. The nurse enters
the room and observes the client having a seizure. After turning the client's head to one side,
which of the following actions should the nurse take immediately after the seizure?
Administer oxygen via a nonrebreather mask.
A nurse is teaching a client who is in preterm labor about terbutaline. Which of the following
statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"I will have blood tests because my potassium might decrease."
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is at 40 weeks of gestation and has a new
prescription for misoprostol. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the
teaching?
"I can administer oxytocin 4 hours after the insertion of the medication."
A nurse is performing a newborn assessment. Which of the following images should the nurse
identify as an indication of spina bifida occulta?
External indications of this neural tube defect include a dimpled area over the defect and the
presence of a birthmark or hairy patch above the area.
A nurse is planning discharge for a client who is 3 days postpartum. Which of the following
nonpharmacological interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care for lactation
suppression?
Apply cabbage leaves to the breasts.
ANSWERS
The nurse is planning to contact the provider regarding the newborn's status. Which of the
following prescriptions regarding the newborn should the nurse anticipate?
Administer scheduled doses of oral morphine.
Maintain a low-stimulus environment.
Initiate neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) scoring.
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 35 weeks of gestation and has placenta previa. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
Initiate continuous external fetal monitoring.
A nurse is providing education about family bonding to guardians who recently adopted a
newborn. The nurse should make which of the following suggestions to aid the family's 7-year-
old child in accepting the new family member?
Obtain a gift from the newborn to present to the sibling.
A nurse is caring for a prenatal client who has parvovirus B19 (fifth disease). Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
Schedule an ultrasound.
, A nurse is caring for a client who is at 26 weeks of gestation and has epilepsy. The nurse enters
the room and observes the client having a seizure. After turning the client's head to one side,
which of the following actions should the nurse take immediately after the seizure?
Administer oxygen via a nonrebreather mask.
A nurse is teaching a client who is in preterm labor about terbutaline. Which of the following
statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"I will have blood tests because my potassium might decrease."
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is at 40 weeks of gestation and has a new
prescription for misoprostol. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the
teaching?
"I can administer oxytocin 4 hours after the insertion of the medication."
A nurse is performing a newborn assessment. Which of the following images should the nurse
identify as an indication of spina bifida occulta?
External indications of this neural tube defect include a dimpled area over the defect and the
presence of a birthmark or hairy patch above the area.
A nurse is planning discharge for a client who is 3 days postpartum. Which of the following
nonpharmacological interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care for lactation
suppression?
Apply cabbage leaves to the breasts.
