AWHONN POEP Module 13 Exam Questions with 100% correct
answers Latest Graded A+
Question:
The growth pattern for an infant whose head circumference, length, and weight all fall below the
10th percentile on the newborn growth chart is considered
Answer:
symmetric intrauterine growth restriction.
Question:
Selwin is a 2-hour-old neonate who was born at 41 weeks gestation with a tight nuchal cord. After
delivery of the placenta, the primary care provider noted a silent abruption. Currently, Selwin has
tachypnea, mild grunting, and retractions. His arterial blood gas results are: pH: 7.25, pCO2: 36,
HCO3: 15. Which of the following is a correct interpretation of these blood gas results?
Answer:
Metabolic acidosis
Question:
Cecelia was born at 42 week gestation with meconium stained amniotic fluid after a prolonged
second stage of labor. She is floppy, apneic, and has a heart rate of 60 beats per minute. The first
action in caring for Cecelia is to
Answer:
assist with intubation to clear the airway of meconium.
Question:
All of the following conditions warrant the use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in a
newborn except
Answer:
diaphragmatic hernia.
Question:
Tatiana is a 24-year-old homeless woman who presents to the labor and delivery unit in active labor
with no history of prenatal care. She gives birth precipitously within 10 minutes after her arrival.
The neonate's Apgar scores are 2 at 1 minute of life, 5 at 5 minutes of life, and 7 at 10 minutes of
, life, and the neonate falls in the small for gestational age category on the neonatal growth chart. At
12 hours of age, the neonate is tachypneic, jittery, hypertonic, high-pitched cry, and inconsolable. It
is important to screen this neonate for
Answer:
substance exposure.
Question:
When evaluating a neonate for sepsis the term "left shift" refers to the
Answer:
increase in proportion of immature white blood cells.
Question:
Mario is a 2-hour-old neonate who was born at 41 weeks gestation with meconium stained amniotic
fluid. He presented floppy and apneic and after tracheal suctioning for meconium, he required 2
minutes of bag/mask ventilation on 100% oxygen. He was weaned to room air by 10 minutes of
age. Currently, Mario has tachypnea, mild grunting, and retractions. His arterial blood gas levels
are: pH: 7.15, pCO2: 63, HCO3: 21. Which of the following is a correct interpretation of these
blood gas results?
Answer:
Respiratory acidosis
Question:
The late preterm infant population is currently defined as babies who are born between
Answer:
34 and 36 completed weeks of gestation.
Question:
One of the most common causes of neonatal sepsis is
Answer:
group B strep infection.
Question:
Blood sugar screenings for a late preterm infant should continue prior to every feeding until
Answer:
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Question:
The growth pattern for an infant whose head circumference, length, and weight all fall below the
10th percentile on the newborn growth chart is considered
Answer:
symmetric intrauterine growth restriction.
Question:
Selwin is a 2-hour-old neonate who was born at 41 weeks gestation with a tight nuchal cord. After
delivery of the placenta, the primary care provider noted a silent abruption. Currently, Selwin has
tachypnea, mild grunting, and retractions. His arterial blood gas results are: pH: 7.25, pCO2: 36,
HCO3: 15. Which of the following is a correct interpretation of these blood gas results?
Answer:
Metabolic acidosis
Question:
Cecelia was born at 42 week gestation with meconium stained amniotic fluid after a prolonged
second stage of labor. She is floppy, apneic, and has a heart rate of 60 beats per minute. The first
action in caring for Cecelia is to
Answer:
assist with intubation to clear the airway of meconium.
Question:
All of the following conditions warrant the use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in a
newborn except
Answer:
diaphragmatic hernia.
Question:
Tatiana is a 24-year-old homeless woman who presents to the labor and delivery unit in active labor
with no history of prenatal care. She gives birth precipitously within 10 minutes after her arrival.
The neonate's Apgar scores are 2 at 1 minute of life, 5 at 5 minutes of life, and 7 at 10 minutes of
, life, and the neonate falls in the small for gestational age category on the neonatal growth chart. At
12 hours of age, the neonate is tachypneic, jittery, hypertonic, high-pitched cry, and inconsolable. It
is important to screen this neonate for
Answer:
substance exposure.
Question:
When evaluating a neonate for sepsis the term "left shift" refers to the
Answer:
increase in proportion of immature white blood cells.
Question:
Mario is a 2-hour-old neonate who was born at 41 weeks gestation with meconium stained amniotic
fluid. He presented floppy and apneic and after tracheal suctioning for meconium, he required 2
minutes of bag/mask ventilation on 100% oxygen. He was weaned to room air by 10 minutes of
age. Currently, Mario has tachypnea, mild grunting, and retractions. His arterial blood gas levels
are: pH: 7.15, pCO2: 63, HCO3: 21. Which of the following is a correct interpretation of these
blood gas results?
Answer:
Respiratory acidosis
Question:
The late preterm infant population is currently defined as babies who are born between
Answer:
34 and 36 completed weeks of gestation.
Question:
One of the most common causes of neonatal sepsis is
Answer:
group B strep infection.
Question:
Blood sugar screenings for a late preterm infant should continue prior to every feeding until
Answer:
