Maternal Child Nursing Exam Questions With Verified Answers.

Maternal Child Nursing Exam Questions With Verified Answers. Q1. The nurse assisted with the delivery of a newborn. Which nursing action is most effective in preventing heat loss by evaporation? 1. Warming the crib pad 2. Closing the doors to the room 3. Drying the infant with a warm blanket 4. Turning on the overhead radiant warmer - answer3. Drying the infant with a warm blanket Q2. The mother of a newborn calls the clinic and reports that when cleaning the umbilical cord, she noticed that the cord was moist and that discharge was present. What is the most appropriate nursing instruction for this mother? 1. Bring the infant to the clinic. 2. This is a normal occurrence. 3. Increase the number of times that the cord is cleaned per day. 4. Monitor the cord for another 24 to 48 hours and call the clinic if the discharge continues. - answer1. Bring the infant to the clinic. Q3. The nurse is assessing a newborn after circumcision and notes that the circumcised area is red with a small amount of bloody drainage. Which nursing action is most appropriate ? 1. Apply gentle pressure. 2. Reinforce the dressing. 3. Document the finding. 4. Contact the health care provider (HCP). - answer3. Document the finding. Q4. The nurse adminsters erythromycin ointment (0.5%) to the eyes of a newborn and the mother asks the nurse why this is performed. Which explanation is best for the nurse to provide about neonatal eye prophylaxis ? 1. Protects the newborn's eyes from possible infections acquired while hospitalized. 2. Prevents cataracts in the newborn born to a woman who is susceptible to rubella. 3. Minimizes the spread of microorganisms to the newborn from invasive procedures during labor. 4. Prevents an infection called ophthalmia neonatorum from occuring after delivery in a newborn born to a mother with an untreated gonococcal infection. - answer4. Prevents an infection called ophthalmia neonatorum from occuring after delivery in a newborn born to a mother with an untreated gonococcal infection. Q5. The nurse prepares to administer a vitamin K injection to a newborn, and the mother asks the nurse why her infant needs the injection. What best response should the nurse provides? 1. "Your newborn needs vitamin K to develop immunity." 2. "The vitamin K will protect your newborn form being jaundiced." 3. "Newborns have sterile bowels, and vitamin K promotes the growth of bacteria in the bowel." 4. "Newborns are deficient in vitamin K, and this injection prevents your newborn from bleeding." - answer4. "Newborns are deficient in vitamin K, and this injection prevents your newborn from bleeding." Q6. At each well-child visit, the neonate's anterior and posterior fontanelles are inspected and palpated. The posterior fontanelle should be closed by age: 1. 2 months 2. 6 months 3. 9 months 4. 12 months - answer1. 2 months Q7. A 12-hour-old neonate has edema on the scalp that crosses the suture lines. This is: 1. Cephalohematoma 2. Caput succedaneum 3. Molding 4. Craniosynostosis - answer2. Caput succedaneum Q8. The corneal blink reflex disappears: 1. Approximately 4 hours after birth 2. At age 4 to 6 months 3. After the child is walking 4. Never - answer4. Never Q9. Of the following, which assessment finding is most indicative of a full-term infant? 1. Long lanugo present on the infant's back 2. Incurving of the upper pinnae only 3. Palpable breast tissue of 8mm 4. Transparent skin over the abdomen - answer3. Palpable breast tissue of 8mm Q10. An otherwise healthy 3-day-old infant has small, yellowish-white, 1 mm papules scattered in a transverse, linear distribution along the nasal groove. These lesions are most likely: 1. Erythema toxicum 2. Millia 3. Cutis aplasia 4. Telangiectatic nevi - answer2. Millia Q11. Of the following assessment findings in the newborn, which is considered an abnormal finding? 1. Deconjugate gaze 2. Webbed neck 3. Sebaceous cyst on gums 4. Head lag - answer2. Webbed neck Q12. Most primitive reflexes in the newborn disappear by age: 1. 2 to 3 months 2. 4 to 6 months 3. 6 to 8 months 4. 8 to 10 months - answer4. 8 to 10 months Q14. Which of the following is true regarding Mongolian spots? 1. These lesions are often mistaken for bruising. 2. These birthmarks occur predominantly in Caucasian children. 3. These lesions are at high risk for becoming malignant. 4. The birthmarks are bright red in color. - answer1. These lesions are often mistaken for bruising. Q15. Weak or absent femoral pulses in the neonate are indicative of: