NRS 374- EXAM #2 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 50
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is preparing to assess a newborn who is postmature. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect? select all that apply.
A. abundant lanugo
B. vernix in the folds and creases
C. positive moro reflex
D. short, soft fingernails
E. cracked peeling skin - DETAILED ANSWER-C, E
A nurse is completing a home visit to a mother who is 3 days postpartum and breastfeeding her
newborn. The mother expresses concern about the amount of weight the newborn has lost
since birth. Which of the following is a response the nurse should make? A. you might want to
offer water supplements between feedings.
B. this might be related to your baby having 3 stools a day
C. it is due to the newborns loss of the influence of the maternal hormones
D. the cause might be too short or infrequent feedings - DETAILED ANSWER-D. the cause might
be too short or infrequent feedings
A nurse is preparing to administer prophylactic eye ointment to a newborn to prevent
ophthalmia neonatorum. Which of the following medications should the nurse anticipate
administering?
, A. ceftriaxone
B. Ofloxacin
C. Nystatin
D. Erythromycin - DETAILED ANSWER-D. Erythromycin
A nurse is reviewing car seat safety with the parents of a newborn. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include in the teaching regarding car seat position?
A. back seat, rear-facing
B. Front seat, rear- facing
C. Front seat, forward- facing
D. Back seat, Forward-facing - DETAILED ANSWER-A. back seat, rear facing
A nurse is assessing a newborn 1 hr after birth. Which of the following respiratory rates is within
the expected reference range for newborn?
A. 48
B. 100
C. 110
D. 22 - DETAILED ANSWER-A. 48
A newborn was not dried completely after birth. Which of the following mechanisms should the
nurse understand causes heat loss?
A. evaporation
B. radiation
C. conduction
D. convection - DETAILED ANSWER-A. Evaporation
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is preparing to assess a newborn who is postmature. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect? select all that apply.
A. abundant lanugo
B. vernix in the folds and creases
C. positive moro reflex
D. short, soft fingernails
E. cracked peeling skin - DETAILED ANSWER-C, E
A nurse is completing a home visit to a mother who is 3 days postpartum and breastfeeding her
newborn. The mother expresses concern about the amount of weight the newborn has lost
since birth. Which of the following is a response the nurse should make? A. you might want to
offer water supplements between feedings.
B. this might be related to your baby having 3 stools a day
C. it is due to the newborns loss of the influence of the maternal hormones
D. the cause might be too short or infrequent feedings - DETAILED ANSWER-D. the cause might
be too short or infrequent feedings
A nurse is preparing to administer prophylactic eye ointment to a newborn to prevent
ophthalmia neonatorum. Which of the following medications should the nurse anticipate
administering?
, A. ceftriaxone
B. Ofloxacin
C. Nystatin
D. Erythromycin - DETAILED ANSWER-D. Erythromycin
A nurse is reviewing car seat safety with the parents of a newborn. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include in the teaching regarding car seat position?
A. back seat, rear-facing
B. Front seat, rear- facing
C. Front seat, forward- facing
D. Back seat, Forward-facing - DETAILED ANSWER-A. back seat, rear facing
A nurse is assessing a newborn 1 hr after birth. Which of the following respiratory rates is within
the expected reference range for newborn?
A. 48
B. 100
C. 110
D. 22 - DETAILED ANSWER-A. 48
A newborn was not dried completely after birth. Which of the following mechanisms should the
nurse understand causes heat loss?
A. evaporation
B. radiation
C. conduction
D. convection - DETAILED ANSWER-A. Evaporation
