Maternal Child Nursing Exam 1
Questions and Answers(RATED A)
48 - ANSWER-All health plans under the Newborn and Mother's Health Act can stay in
the hospital _____ hours after an uncomplicated vaginal birth.
Congenital and Chromosomal Abnormalities - ANSWER-The number one cause of
infant mortality is
Traffic Accidents - ANSWER-______________are the leading cause of death in
adolescence.
Family Centered Care - ANSWER-This recognizes the family as the one constant in the
child's life. They provide support, respect, encouragement, strength and competency.
Needs of the family must be addressed.
Nuclear Family - ANSWER-Mother father and children living as a unit is called a
________.
Cross Generational Families - ANSWER-A family that lives with their grandparents or a
relative that is 65 or over are _______________.
Blended Families - ANSWER-______________consist of the parents and all children
from their current relationship as well as children from prior relationships.
Lymph Nodes - ANSWER-The cervical, axilla, and the inguinal areas are the places to
palpate on the Newborn to assess the _____________.
caput succedaneum - ANSWER-___________ is the diffuse edema of the fetal scalp
that crosses the suture lines. reabsorbs within 1 to 3 days
, cephalhematoma - ANSWER-The collection of blood beneath the periosteum due to
birth trauma, it usually reabsorbs within the first few weeks of life is called
____________.
4 - ANSWER-By ____ months of age, an infant should be able to hold the head erect
and midline in a sitting up position.
Rinne - ANSWER-The stem of a vibrating tuning fork is held against the mastoid bone
until the child indicates that she can no longer hear the sound. Then the tuning fork is
moved in front of the auditory canal is called the __________ test.
Weber test - ANSWER-Test done by placing the stem of a vibrating tuning fork on the
midline of the head and having the patient indicate in which ear the tone can be heard.
and measures for sensorineural hearing loss is called the ____________ test.
notify the physcian - ANSWER-While examining a 2-year-old child, the nurse in charge
sees that the anterior fontanel is open. The nurse should:
Vastus lateralis - ANSWER-The best area for a pediatric client to receive an IM injection
is the ______________.
posterior fontanel - ANSWER-The space between parietal bones and occipital bone
closes between 2 and 3 months of age is the ______________.
anterior fontanel - ANSWER-the diamond-shaped fontanel that closes between 9
months and 2 years is the ___________.
pediatric hypothyroidism - ANSWER-Mental retardation, abnormal bone growth and
shortness of stature are signs of _______.
microcephaly - ANSWER-_________ is a condition in which the head is unusually small
as a result of defective brain development and premature ossification of the skull
Questions and Answers(RATED A)
48 - ANSWER-All health plans under the Newborn and Mother's Health Act can stay in
the hospital _____ hours after an uncomplicated vaginal birth.
Congenital and Chromosomal Abnormalities - ANSWER-The number one cause of
infant mortality is
Traffic Accidents - ANSWER-______________are the leading cause of death in
adolescence.
Family Centered Care - ANSWER-This recognizes the family as the one constant in the
child's life. They provide support, respect, encouragement, strength and competency.
Needs of the family must be addressed.
Nuclear Family - ANSWER-Mother father and children living as a unit is called a
________.
Cross Generational Families - ANSWER-A family that lives with their grandparents or a
relative that is 65 or over are _______________.
Blended Families - ANSWER-______________consist of the parents and all children
from their current relationship as well as children from prior relationships.
Lymph Nodes - ANSWER-The cervical, axilla, and the inguinal areas are the places to
palpate on the Newborn to assess the _____________.
caput succedaneum - ANSWER-___________ is the diffuse edema of the fetal scalp
that crosses the suture lines. reabsorbs within 1 to 3 days
, cephalhematoma - ANSWER-The collection of blood beneath the periosteum due to
birth trauma, it usually reabsorbs within the first few weeks of life is called
____________.
4 - ANSWER-By ____ months of age, an infant should be able to hold the head erect
and midline in a sitting up position.
Rinne - ANSWER-The stem of a vibrating tuning fork is held against the mastoid bone
until the child indicates that she can no longer hear the sound. Then the tuning fork is
moved in front of the auditory canal is called the __________ test.
Weber test - ANSWER-Test done by placing the stem of a vibrating tuning fork on the
midline of the head and having the patient indicate in which ear the tone can be heard.
and measures for sensorineural hearing loss is called the ____________ test.
notify the physcian - ANSWER-While examining a 2-year-old child, the nurse in charge
sees that the anterior fontanel is open. The nurse should:
Vastus lateralis - ANSWER-The best area for a pediatric client to receive an IM injection
is the ______________.
posterior fontanel - ANSWER-The space between parietal bones and occipital bone
closes between 2 and 3 months of age is the ______________.
anterior fontanel - ANSWER-the diamond-shaped fontanel that closes between 9
months and 2 years is the ___________.
pediatric hypothyroidism - ANSWER-Mental retardation, abnormal bone growth and
shortness of stature are signs of _______.
microcephaly - ANSWER-_________ is a condition in which the head is unusually small
as a result of defective brain development and premature ossification of the skull
