Skills 3.0 Maternal Newborn Posttest
Questions All Answered.
A nurse is teaching the parents of a term newborn how to bathe him. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include? - Answer Give him a sponge bath until his cord stump falls off
A nurse is assessing a patient who is 1 day postpartum and is not breastfeeding. The nurse notes the
patient's breasts are engorged. Which of the following actions is appropriate for the patient to take? -
Answer Apply ice packs for 15 minutes to the breast for swelling
A nurse is assessing a patient at a routine antepartum visit. For a rough estimate of the number of
gestational weeks the patient is at, the nurse should measure the number of cm between which two
anatomical landmarks? - Answer The symphysis pubis and the top of the fundus
A nurse is caring for a patient who is in labor and has pain in her lower back because the fetal head is in a
posterior position. Which of the following nonpharmacological pain management techniques is likely to
be most effective in relieving this type of pain? - Answer Counterpressure
A nurse is assessing a patient who is at 20 weeks of gestation. She instructs the patient to be sure to
report headaches, blurred vision, and swelling of her hands because these are indications of which of
the following complications of pregnancy? - Answer Preeclampsia
A nurse is performing a gestational age assessment using the New Ballard Score for newborn maturity
rating. Which of the following findings indicates that the newborn is preterm? - Answer Flat areola
A newborn delivered vaginally at term 1 min ago cried loudly at delivery, has a heart rate of 140/min, has
well flexed arms and legs, grimaces when the nurse rubs the soles of his feet, and is pink with mild
acrocyanosis. What Apgar score should the nurse assign to this newborn? - Answer 8
A patient who is 1 day postpartum tells the nurse that she is concerned about her newborn receiving
enough nourishment from breastfeeding. The nurse should explain that she should look for which of the
following as a sign of adequate nutrition? - Answer The newborn has six wet diapers and three stools
per day after day 4.
Questions All Answered.
A nurse is teaching the parents of a term newborn how to bathe him. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include? - Answer Give him a sponge bath until his cord stump falls off
A nurse is assessing a patient who is 1 day postpartum and is not breastfeeding. The nurse notes the
patient's breasts are engorged. Which of the following actions is appropriate for the patient to take? -
Answer Apply ice packs for 15 minutes to the breast for swelling
A nurse is assessing a patient at a routine antepartum visit. For a rough estimate of the number of
gestational weeks the patient is at, the nurse should measure the number of cm between which two
anatomical landmarks? - Answer The symphysis pubis and the top of the fundus
A nurse is caring for a patient who is in labor and has pain in her lower back because the fetal head is in a
posterior position. Which of the following nonpharmacological pain management techniques is likely to
be most effective in relieving this type of pain? - Answer Counterpressure
A nurse is assessing a patient who is at 20 weeks of gestation. She instructs the patient to be sure to
report headaches, blurred vision, and swelling of her hands because these are indications of which of
the following complications of pregnancy? - Answer Preeclampsia
A nurse is performing a gestational age assessment using the New Ballard Score for newborn maturity
rating. Which of the following findings indicates that the newborn is preterm? - Answer Flat areola
A newborn delivered vaginally at term 1 min ago cried loudly at delivery, has a heart rate of 140/min, has
well flexed arms and legs, grimaces when the nurse rubs the soles of his feet, and is pink with mild
acrocyanosis. What Apgar score should the nurse assign to this newborn? - Answer 8
A patient who is 1 day postpartum tells the nurse that she is concerned about her newborn receiving
enough nourishment from breastfeeding. The nurse should explain that she should look for which of the
following as a sign of adequate nutrition? - Answer The newborn has six wet diapers and three stools
per day after day 4.
