Examl 4:l NU170/l NUl 170l (NEWl 2025/l
2026l Update)l Maternal-Childl Nursingl
Review|l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l Galen
QUESTION
Frontanelles
Answer:
Areasl wherel thel neonate'sl orl infant'sl skulll hasl notl fusedl together;l usuallyl disappearl atl
approximatelyl 18l monthsl ofl age.
QUESTION
headl lag
Answer:
whenl thel infantl isl liftedl froml thel bed,l thel headl willl falll back,l becausel newbornl
cannotl maintainl neutrall positionl ofl thel head
QUESTION
Lanugo
Answer:
fine,l downy,l unpigmentedl hairl thatl appearsl onl thel fetusl inl thel lastl 3l monthsl ofl
development
QUESTION
Milia
Answer:
Distendedl sebaceousl glandsl whichl appearl asl tinyl whitel spotsl onl thel baby'sl face.
NORMAL.
,QUESTION
Molding
Answer:
Shapingl ofl thel fetall headl duringl movementl throughl thel birthl canal.
QUESTION
Mongolianl spots
Answer:
areasl ofl deepl bluish-grayl pigmentationl mostl commonlyl onl thel sacrall aspectl ofl al
newborn
QUESTION
Morol reflex
Answer:
Infantl reflexl wherel al babyl willl startlel inl responsel tol al loudl soundl orl suddenl
movement.
QUESTION
palmarl reflex
Answer:
whenl youl placel yourl fingerl inl anl infant'sl palm,l hel willl graspl it
QUESTION
plantarl reflex
Answer:
elicitedl touchingl thel solesl ofl thel feet.l toesl curll downward.l (birthl tol 8l months)
, QUESTION
rootingl reflex
Answer:
al baby'sl tendency,l whenl touchedl onl thel cheek,l tol turnl towardl thel touch,l openl thel
mouth,l andl searchl forl thel nipple
QUESTION
Vernix
Answer:
al greasyl substancel thatl protectsl thel fetusl inl uterol andl canl stilll bel presentl atl birth
QUESTION
apnea
Answer:
temporaryl cessationl ofl breathing
QUESTION
Ballardl score
Answer:
testl usedl tol estimatel gestationall age,l Mostl accuratel atl 12-20l hrsl andl isl basedl onl suml
ofl neuromuscularl andl physicall maturityl scorel thel higherl thel numberl thel morel mature.
QUESTION
bronchopulmonaryl dysplasia
Answer:
chronicl lungl conditionl thatl affectl newbornsl onl ventsl orl preemies,l hadl RDS,l lungl
immaturity,l severel resp/lungl infections.l Ventl pressesl andl damagesl epithelium,l alveolarl
wallsl becomel fibrotic,l lungsl developl atelectasisl andl collapse.l s/s:l tachycardia,l tachypnea,l
increasedl workl ofl breathingl (retractions/nasall flaring)l pallor,l cyanosis,l restlessness.l Rx:l
2026l Update)l Maternal-Childl Nursingl
Review|l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l Galen
QUESTION
Frontanelles
Answer:
Areasl wherel thel neonate'sl orl infant'sl skulll hasl notl fusedl together;l usuallyl disappearl atl
approximatelyl 18l monthsl ofl age.
QUESTION
headl lag
Answer:
whenl thel infantl isl liftedl froml thel bed,l thel headl willl falll back,l becausel newbornl
cannotl maintainl neutrall positionl ofl thel head
QUESTION
Lanugo
Answer:
fine,l downy,l unpigmentedl hairl thatl appearsl onl thel fetusl inl thel lastl 3l monthsl ofl
development
QUESTION
Milia
Answer:
Distendedl sebaceousl glandsl whichl appearl asl tinyl whitel spotsl onl thel baby'sl face.
NORMAL.
,QUESTION
Molding
Answer:
Shapingl ofl thel fetall headl duringl movementl throughl thel birthl canal.
QUESTION
Mongolianl spots
Answer:
areasl ofl deepl bluish-grayl pigmentationl mostl commonlyl onl thel sacrall aspectl ofl al
newborn
QUESTION
Morol reflex
Answer:
Infantl reflexl wherel al babyl willl startlel inl responsel tol al loudl soundl orl suddenl
movement.
QUESTION
palmarl reflex
Answer:
whenl youl placel yourl fingerl inl anl infant'sl palm,l hel willl graspl it
QUESTION
plantarl reflex
Answer:
elicitedl touchingl thel solesl ofl thel feet.l toesl curll downward.l (birthl tol 8l months)
, QUESTION
rootingl reflex
Answer:
al baby'sl tendency,l whenl touchedl onl thel cheek,l tol turnl towardl thel touch,l openl thel
mouth,l andl searchl forl thel nipple
QUESTION
Vernix
Answer:
al greasyl substancel thatl protectsl thel fetusl inl uterol andl canl stilll bel presentl atl birth
QUESTION
apnea
Answer:
temporaryl cessationl ofl breathing
QUESTION
Ballardl score
Answer:
testl usedl tol estimatel gestationall age,l Mostl accuratel atl 12-20l hrsl andl isl basedl onl suml
ofl neuromuscularl andl physicall maturityl scorel thel higherl thel numberl thel morel mature.
QUESTION
bronchopulmonaryl dysplasia
Answer:
chronicl lungl conditionl thatl affectl newbornsl onl ventsl orl preemies,l hadl RDS,l lungl
immaturity,l severel resp/lungl infections.l Ventl pressesl andl damagesl epithelium,l alveolarl
wallsl becomel fibrotic,l lungsl developl atelectasisl andl collapse.l s/s:l tachycardia,l tachypnea,l
increasedl workl ofl breathingl (retractions/nasall flaring)l pallor,l cyanosis,l restlessness.l Rx:l
