MATERNAL NEWBORN (COMPASS) COMPREHENSIVE
TEST BANK ACTUAL EXAM 1 COMPLETE VERSION
WITH UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
DETAILED ANSWERS & RATIONALES \\VERIFIED
ANSWERS \\GRADED A+
A nurse is providing 2
information to a group of Rationale: According to Erikson's theory of
pregnant clients and their psychosocial development, infants struggle to
partners about the establish a sense of basic trust rather than a sense of
psychosocial basic mistrust in their world, their caregivers, and
development of an infant. themselves. If provided with consistent satisfying
Using Erikson's theory of experiences that are delivered in a timely manner,
psychosocial infants come to rely on the fact that their needs are
development, what should met and that, in turn, they will be able to tolerate
the nurse tell the group some degree of frustration and discomfort until those
about the infants? needs are met. This sense of confidence is an early
1.) Experience frustration form of trust and provides the foundation for a
to allow an infant to cry healthy personality. Therefore the other options are
for a while before meeting incorrect.Test-Taking Strategy: Eliminate the option
his or her needs that contains the closed-ended word "must." Eliminate
2.) Rely on the fact that the options that are comparable or alike and indicate
their needs will be met that experiencing frustration is necessary. Review:
3.) Tolerate a great deal of Erikson's theory of psychosocial development as it
frustration and discomfort relates to the infant. Level of Cognitive Ability:
to develop a healthy ApplyingClient Needs: Health Promotion and
personality MaintenanceIntegrated Process: Teaching and
4.) Ignore needs for short LearningContent Area: Developmental StagesGiddens
periods to develop a Concepts: Development, ReproductionHESI
healthy personality Concepts: Developmental, Sexuality/Reproduction
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A nurse is weighing a 1
breastfed 6-month-old Rationale: Infants usually double their birth weight by
infant who has been 6 months and triple it by 1 year of age. If the infant is 6
brought to the lb 8 oz (2.9 kg), at birth, a weight of 13 lb (5.9 kg) at 6
pediatrician's office for a months of age is to be expected. Semisolid foods are
scheduled visit. The usually introduced between 4 and 6 months of
infant's weight at birth was age.Test-Taking Strategy: Focus on the subject in the
6 lb 8 oz (2.9 kg). The question, the current weight of the infant. Recalling
nurse notes that the infant that infants double their weight by 6 months of age
now weighs 13 lb (5.9 kg). will direct you to the correct option. Review: The
Which action should the growth rate of an infant.Level of Cognitive Ability:
nurse take? ApplyingClient Needs: Physiological
1.) Tell the mother that the IntegrityIntegrated Process: Nursing
infant's weight is Process/ImplementationContent Area:
increasing as expected Developmental StagesGiddens Concepts:
2.) Tell the mother that Development, NutritionHESI Concepts:
semisolid foods should Developmental, Nutrition
not be introduced until
the infant's weight
stabilizes
3.) Tell the mother to
decrease the daily number
of feedings because the
weight gain is excessive
4.) Tell the mother that the
infant should be switched
from breast milk to
formula because the
weight gain is inadequate
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A nurse performing a 3
physical assessment of a Rationale: The head circumference growth rate during
12-month-old infant notes the first year is approximately 0.4 inch (1 cm) per
that the infant's head month. By 10 to 12 months of age, the infant's head
circumference is the same and chest circumferences are equal. Therefore,
as the chest suspecting the presence of hydrocephalus, telling the
circumference. Based on mother that the infant is growing faster than expected,
this finding, what should and suggesting that a skull x-ray be performed are
the nurse do? incorrect.Test-Taking Strategy: Eliminate the options
1.) Suggest to the that are comparable or alike and indicate that the
pediatrician that a skull x- infant has a physiological problem. Review: The
ray be performed expected growth rate of an infant.Level of Cognitive
2.) Tell the mother that the Ability: ApplyingClient Needs: Health Promotion and
infant is growing faster MaintenanceIntegrated Process: Nursing
than expected Process/ImplementationContent Area:
3.) Document these Developmental StagesGiddens Concepts: Clinical
measurements in the Judgment, DevelopmentHESI Concepts: Clinical
infant's health-care record Decision-Making/Clinical Judgment, Developmental
4.) Suspect the presence
of hydrocephalus
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A new mother asks the 4
nurse, "I was told that my A new mother asks the nurse, "I was told that my infant
infant received my received my antibodies during pregnancy. Does that
antibodies during mean that my infant is protected against infections?"
pregnancy. Does that Which statement should the nurse make in response
mean that my infant is to the mother?
protected against "Yes, your infant is protected from all infections."
infections?" Which "The transfer of your antibodies protects your infant
statement should the until the infant is 12 months old."
nurse make in response to "If you breastfeed, your infant is protected from
the mother? infection."
1.) "Yes, your infant is "The immune system of an infant is immature, and the
protected from all infant is at risk for infection."
infections."
2.) "The transfer of your
antibodies protects your
infant until the infant is 12
months old."
3.) "If you breastfeed, your
infant is protected from
infection."
4.) "The immune system of
an infant is immature, and
the infant is at risk for
infection."
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