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NUR 202/ NUR202 Exam 3 – Maternal-Newborn Nursing Review| Fortis (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A

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NUR 202/ NUR202 Exam 3 – Maternal-Newborn Nursing Review| Fortis (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A QUESTION What are the risks mom has when delivering early? Answer: - Idiopathic thrombocytopenia - Hellp syndrome - Severe preeclampsia QUESTION What should we give mom when she is at risk for preterm labor? Answer: Corticosteroids QUESTION Why do we give moms corticosteroids when they are at risk for preterm labor? Answer: - Babies lungs need surfactant to allow them to open up and accept air into the aveoli - Decreases the risk for respiratory distress QUESTION What do we call the babies lungs that have collapsed? Answer: atelectasis QUESTION What do we do if mom has already given birth and the baby comes out with atelectasis? Answer: We intubate and give corticosteroids directly into the lungs QUESTION What is mastitis? Answer: inflammation of the breast QUESTION How do we treat a mom with mastitis? Answer: - Keep breastfeeding - Frequently empty the breast to help clear out the infection - Use warm compresses - Get into the shower to encourage that let down hand express QUESTION What is endometriosis? Answer: Inflammation of the uterus QUESTION What is mom at risk for when giving birth, having a cesarean and having endometriosis? Answer: Risk for infection QUESTION What do we do if mom is giving birth via cesarean and has endometriosis? Answer: Administer prophylactic antibiotics usually penicillin and we want to closely monitor for signs and symptoms of infection especially if they have a higher BMI QUESTION What is chorioamnionitis? Answer: Infection of the amniotic fluid QUESTION What are the Signs and symptoms of chorioamnionitis? Answer: - Maternal fever - Fetal tachycardia - Uterine tenderness - When water breaks you may notice a foul odor or a discoloration other than meconium staining QUESTION What is given to prevent too much bleeding in newborns? Answer: Vitamin K QUESTION

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NURl 202/l NUR202l Examl 3l –l Maternal-
Newbornl Nursingl Review|l Fortisl (Latestl
2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l Verifiedl
Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A

Q:l Whatl arel thel risksl moml hasl whenl deliveringl early?
Answer:
-l Idiopathicl thrombocytopenia
-l Hellpl syndrome
-l Severel preeclampsia



Q:l Whatl shouldl wel givel moml whenl shel isl atl riskl forl preterml labor?
Answer:
Corticosteroids



Q:l Whyl dol wel givel momsl corticosteroidsl whenl theyl arel atl riskl forl preterml labor?
Answer:
-l Babiesl lungsl needl surfactantl tol allowl theml tol openl upl andl acceptl airl intol thel aveoli
-l Decreasesl thel riskl forl respiratoryl distress



Q:l Whatl dol wel calll thel babiesl lungsl thatl havel collapsed?
Answer:
atelectasis

,Q:l Whatl dol wel dol ifl moml hasl alreadyl givenl birthl andl thel babyl comesl outl withl
atelectasis?

Answer:
Wel intubatel andl givel corticosteroidsl directlyl intol thel lungs



Q:l Whatl isl mastitis?
Answer:
inflammationl ofl thel breast



Q:l Howl dol wel treatl al moml withl mastitis?
Answer:
-l Keepl breastfeeding
-l Frequentlyl emptyl thel breastl tol helpl clearl outl thel infection
-l Usel warml compresses
-l Getl intol thel showerl tol encouragel thatl letl downl handl express



Q:l Whatl isl endometriosis?
Answer:
Inflammationl ofl thel uterus



Q:l Whatl isl moml atl riskl forl whenl givingl birth,l havingl al cesareanl andl havingl
endometriosis?

Answer:
Riskl forl infection



Q:l Whatl dol wel dol ifl moml isl givingl birthl vial cesareanl andl hasl endometriosis?

, Answer:
Administerl prophylacticl antibioticsl usuallyl penicillinl andl wel wantl tol closelyl monitorl forl
signsl andl symptomsl ofl infectionl especiallyl ifl theyl havel al higherl BMI



Q:l Whatl isl chorioamnionitis?
Answer:
Infectionl ofl thel amnioticl fluid



Q:l Whatl arel thel Signsl andl symptomsl ofl chorioamnionitis?
Answer:
-l Maternall fever
-l Fetall tachycardia
-l Uterinel tenderness
-l Whenl waterl breaksl youl mayl noticel al foull odorl orl al discolorationl otherl thanl
meconiuml staining



Q:l Whatl isl givenl tol preventl tool muchl bleedingl inl newborns?
Answer:
Vitaminl K



Q:l Whatl isl al mongolianl spot?
Answer:
Al bluishl grayl theyl canl bel brownl spotl onl thel babyl thatl lookl likel bruises
Makel surel tol document



Q:l Whatl isl al hydrocelel andl whatl dol wel dol aboutl it?
Answer:
-l Accumulationl ofl fluidl aroundl thel testes

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