Obstetric Exam 1 Questions with Answers
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1.At the time of birth, an acceptable newborn heart rate during APGAR
scoring is:
a. between 80 and 100 bpm
b. >100 bpm
c. <100 bpm
d. >150 bpm: b. > 100
2.An acceptable newborn respiratory rate is:
a. 12 - 20
b. 18-24
c. 36-60
d. 24-34: c. 36-60
Normal RR is 30-60
3.After delivery, it is best to maintain a normal newborn's temperature by:
a. placing the naked baby on the mother's chest and covering with a
light blanket
b. Place the baby under a radiant warmer until it has an axillary
temperature of 38 C
c. Bundle the baby in a thick blanket and encourage the parents to keep in
the bedside bassinet
d. Dress the newborn in a onesie and place the baby in bed with the mother:
a. placing the naked baby on the mother's chest and covering with a
light blanket Skin to Skin helps baby thermoregulate
4.The APGAR test is:
a. is completed at 5 minutes after delivery to determine stability
b. only done if the baby is in distress at delivery
c. completed at 1 minute after delivery and every 5 minutes after that until
the baby is stable
d. Completed at 1 and 5 minutes to establish newborn transition to
extrauter- ine life: d. completed at 1 minute and 5 minutes to establish
newborn transition to extrauterine life
5.A normal APGAR score at 1 and 5 minutes is:
,a. 8-10
b. 1-2
c. positive
d. 7-8: a. 8-10
6.True or False:
Vitamin K is given to the mother just prior to delivery: False
7.True or False:
Vitamin K is given to the newborn in the deltoid muscle: False
Given IM in the vastus lateralis
8.True or False:
Vitamin K is given to prevent bacteria in the newborn's gut from interfering
with baby's clotting factors: False, newborn gut is sterile
9.Newborns have what type of eye medication placed in the early period
after birth?
a. saline wash
b. none of the listed answers
c. antibiotic ointment
d. antibiotic solution: c. antibiotic
ointment Erythromycin
10.Newborns are given a hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) under which
of the following circumstances? (select all that apply)
a. The mother is positive for active Hepatitis B disease
b. to every baby
c. The mother is positive for being a carrier of Hepatitis B
d. to any baby whose mother received the Hepatitis B vaccine series: A &
C The mother is positive for active Hepatitis B disease &
The mother is positive for being a carrier of Hepatitis B
11.A neonate has transitioned from birth to 2 hours of age. Which of the
following heart rates would be acceptable for an infant who is awake and
not crying:
a. 178
b. 88
c. 154
d. 100: Answer: C. 154
Normal HR is 110 - 160
12.The nurse is a assessing a newborn's axillary temperature. Which of
the following findings would not require intervention? (select all that
, apply)
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1.At the time of birth, an acceptable newborn heart rate during APGAR
scoring is:
a. between 80 and 100 bpm
b. >100 bpm
c. <100 bpm
d. >150 bpm: b. > 100
2.An acceptable newborn respiratory rate is:
a. 12 - 20
b. 18-24
c. 36-60
d. 24-34: c. 36-60
Normal RR is 30-60
3.After delivery, it is best to maintain a normal newborn's temperature by:
a. placing the naked baby on the mother's chest and covering with a
light blanket
b. Place the baby under a radiant warmer until it has an axillary
temperature of 38 C
c. Bundle the baby in a thick blanket and encourage the parents to keep in
the bedside bassinet
d. Dress the newborn in a onesie and place the baby in bed with the mother:
a. placing the naked baby on the mother's chest and covering with a
light blanket Skin to Skin helps baby thermoregulate
4.The APGAR test is:
a. is completed at 5 minutes after delivery to determine stability
b. only done if the baby is in distress at delivery
c. completed at 1 minute after delivery and every 5 minutes after that until
the baby is stable
d. Completed at 1 and 5 minutes to establish newborn transition to
extrauter- ine life: d. completed at 1 minute and 5 minutes to establish
newborn transition to extrauterine life
5.A normal APGAR score at 1 and 5 minutes is:
,a. 8-10
b. 1-2
c. positive
d. 7-8: a. 8-10
6.True or False:
Vitamin K is given to the mother just prior to delivery: False
7.True or False:
Vitamin K is given to the newborn in the deltoid muscle: False
Given IM in the vastus lateralis
8.True or False:
Vitamin K is given to prevent bacteria in the newborn's gut from interfering
with baby's clotting factors: False, newborn gut is sterile
9.Newborns have what type of eye medication placed in the early period
after birth?
a. saline wash
b. none of the listed answers
c. antibiotic ointment
d. antibiotic solution: c. antibiotic
ointment Erythromycin
10.Newborns are given a hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) under which
of the following circumstances? (select all that apply)
a. The mother is positive for active Hepatitis B disease
b. to every baby
c. The mother is positive for being a carrier of Hepatitis B
d. to any baby whose mother received the Hepatitis B vaccine series: A &
C The mother is positive for active Hepatitis B disease &
The mother is positive for being a carrier of Hepatitis B
11.A neonate has transitioned from birth to 2 hours of age. Which of the
following heart rates would be acceptable for an infant who is awake and
not crying:
a. 178
b. 88
c. 154
d. 100: Answer: C. 154
Normal HR is 110 - 160
12.The nurse is a assessing a newborn's axillary temperature. Which of
the following findings would not require intervention? (select all that
, apply)
