EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS
APGAR c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Appearance c(all cpink, cpink cand cblue, cblue c(pale)
Pulse c(>100, c<100, cabsent)
Grimace c(cough, cgrimace, cno cresponse)
Activity c(flexed, cflaccid, climp)
Respirations c(strong ccry, cweak ccry, cabsent)
Woman cin clabor c(un-reassuring cFHR) c- ccorrect canswers✔✔(late cdecels, cdecreased
cvariability, cfetal cbradycardia, cetc) cTurn cpt con cLeft cside, cgive cO2, cstop cpitocin, cIncrease
cIV cfluids!
Infant cwith cSpina cBifida c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Prone cso cthat csac cdoes cnot crupture
Prolapsed ccord c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Knee cto cchest cor cTrendelenburg
oxygen c8 cto c10 cL
Cleft cLip c- ccorrect canswers✔✔position con cback cor cin cinfant cseat cto cprevent ctrauma cto
cthe csuture cline. cwhile cfeeding chold cin cupright cposition.
FHR cpatterns cfor cOB c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Think cVEAL cCHOP!
V-variable cdecels; cC- ccord ccompression ccaused
E-early cdecels; cH- chead ccompression ccaused
A-accels; cO-okay, cno cproblem
L- clate cdecels; cP- cplacental cinsufficiency, ccan't cfill
what cto ccheck cwith cpregnancy c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Never ccheck cthe cmonitor cor
cmachine cas ca cfirst caction. cAlways cassess cthe cpatient cfirst. cEx.. clisten cto cfetal cheart
ctones cwith cstethoscope.
Position cof cthe cbaby cby cfetal cheart csounds c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Posterior c--heard cat
csides
Anterior---midline cby cunbilicus cand cside
Breech- chigh cup cin cthe cfundus cnear cumbilicus
Vertex- cby cthe csymphysis cpubis.
Heroin cwithdrawal cneonate c- ccorrect canswers✔✔irritable, cpoor csucking
lead cpoisoning c- ccorrect canswers✔✔test cat c12 cmonths cof cage
pt cwith cleukemia cmay chave c- ccorrect canswers✔✔epistaxis cdue cto clow cplatelets
, when ca cpt ccomes cin cand cis cin cactive clabor c- ccorrect canswers✔✔first caction cof cnurse cis
cto clisten cto cfetal cheart ctones/rate
NCLEX canswer ctips c- ccorrect canswers✔✔choose cassessment cfirst! c(assess, ccollect,
causcultate, cmonitor, cpalpate) conly cchoose cintervention cin can cemergency cor cstress
csituation. cIf cthe canswer chas can cabsolute, cdiscard cit. cGive cpriority cto cthe canswers cthat
cdeal cwith cthe cpatient's cbody, cnot cmachines, cor cequipment.
1 ctsp c- ccorrect canswers✔✔5 cmL
1 coz c- ccorrect canswers✔✔30 cmL
1 ccup c- ccorrect canswers✔✔8 coz
1 cquart c- ccorrect canswers✔✔2 cpints
1 cpint c- ccorrect canswers✔✔2 ccups
1 cg c(gram) c- ccorrect canswers✔✔1000 cmg
1 ckg c- ccorrect canswers✔✔2.2 clbs
I clb c- ccorrect canswers✔✔16 coz
centigrade cto cFahrenheit cconversion c- ccorrect canswers✔✔F= cC+40 cmultiply c5/9 cand
csubtract c40
C=F+40 cmultiply c9/5 cand csubtract c40
birth cweight c- ccorrect canswers✔✔doubles cby c6 cmonths c
triples cby c1 cyear
early csign cof ccystic cfibrosis c- ccorrect canswers✔✔meconium cin cileus cat cbirth
hemophilia cis cx clinked c- ccorrect canswers✔✔passed cfrom cmother cto cson
perform camniocentesis c- ccorrect canswers✔✔before c20 cweeks cto ccheck cfor ccardiac cand
cpulmonary cabnormalities
Rh cmothers creceive cRhogam c- ccorrect canswers✔✔to cprotect cnext cbaby
anterior cfontanelle ccloses cby...posterior cby.. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔18 cmonths, c6-8 cweeks
caput csuccedaneum c- ccorrect canswers✔✔diffuse cedema cof cthe cfetal cscalp cthat ccrosses
cthe csuture clines. creabsorbes cwithin c1 cto c3 cdays