MATERNAL/NEWBORN EXAM 1
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Newborns are all recommended to receive what?
A. Ascorbic acid
B. St. John's Wort
C. Vitamin K Injection (Phytonadione)
D. Penicillin - ANSWER✔✔-C. Vitamin K Injection (Phytonadione)
Erythromycin is commonly used in newborn care as what?
A. Eye Prophylaxis
B. Anti-inflammatory
C. Anti-Apoptotic
D. Antioxidant - ANSWER✔✔-A. Eye Prophylaxis
The New Ballard Score is used to assess what?
A. Birth Weight
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,B. Fontanels
C. Gestational Age Assessment (GAA)
D. Head Circumference - ANSWER✔✔-C. Gestational Age Assessment (GAA)
What determines fetal circulation in pregnancy?
A. Lungs
B. Kidney
C. Umbilical Cord
D. Spleen - ANSWER✔✔-C. Umbilical Cord
The average newborn _______ is 45-53 cm (19-21 inches).
A. Head Circumference
B. Length
C. Leg Length
D. Torso Length - ANSWER✔✔-B. Length
Which of the following is an acronym or mnemonic associated with newborn
assessment?
A. APGAR
B. DOT
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,C. ADPIE
D. PICA - ANSWER✔✔-A. APGAR
Which of the following is important to remember when caring for a newborn?
A. Keep Warm
B. Aggressive Hydration
C. Daily Glucose Monitoring
D. Once Daily Neuro Assessments - ANSWER✔✔-A. Keep Warm
The average newborn _______ is 33-35.5 cm (13-14 inches).
A. Leg Length
B. Head Circumference
C. Length
D. Extremity Length - ANSWER✔✔-B. Head Circumference
What anatomic feature can quickly be assessed on physical exam to determine
hydration status of a newborn?
A. Lungs
B. Fontanels
C. Brain
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, D. Abdomen - ANSWER✔✔-B. Fontanels
Which of the following is important to remember when caring for a hospitalized
newborn?
A. Daily Glucose Monitoring
B. ID Bands
C. Fixed Schedule Administration
D. Once Daily Neuro Assessments - ANSWER✔✔-B. ID Bands
The umbilical stump should display what?
A. 3 Arteries 1 Vein
B. 2 Arteries 1 Vein
C. 1 Artery 2 Veins
D. 2 Arteries 2 Veins - ANSWER✔✔-B. 2 Arteries 1 Vein
During a postpartum nursing assessment, if the woman had a/an ____________, the
nurse should assess for redness, edema, ecchymosis, discharge, and approximation.
A. Episiotomy (Laceration)
B. Firm Uterus
C. Boggy Uterus
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2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Newborns are all recommended to receive what?
A. Ascorbic acid
B. St. John's Wort
C. Vitamin K Injection (Phytonadione)
D. Penicillin - ANSWER✔✔-C. Vitamin K Injection (Phytonadione)
Erythromycin is commonly used in newborn care as what?
A. Eye Prophylaxis
B. Anti-inflammatory
C. Anti-Apoptotic
D. Antioxidant - ANSWER✔✔-A. Eye Prophylaxis
The New Ballard Score is used to assess what?
A. Birth Weight
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,B. Fontanels
C. Gestational Age Assessment (GAA)
D. Head Circumference - ANSWER✔✔-C. Gestational Age Assessment (GAA)
What determines fetal circulation in pregnancy?
A. Lungs
B. Kidney
C. Umbilical Cord
D. Spleen - ANSWER✔✔-C. Umbilical Cord
The average newborn _______ is 45-53 cm (19-21 inches).
A. Head Circumference
B. Length
C. Leg Length
D. Torso Length - ANSWER✔✔-B. Length
Which of the following is an acronym or mnemonic associated with newborn
assessment?
A. APGAR
B. DOT
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,C. ADPIE
D. PICA - ANSWER✔✔-A. APGAR
Which of the following is important to remember when caring for a newborn?
A. Keep Warm
B. Aggressive Hydration
C. Daily Glucose Monitoring
D. Once Daily Neuro Assessments - ANSWER✔✔-A. Keep Warm
The average newborn _______ is 33-35.5 cm (13-14 inches).
A. Leg Length
B. Head Circumference
C. Length
D. Extremity Length - ANSWER✔✔-B. Head Circumference
What anatomic feature can quickly be assessed on physical exam to determine
hydration status of a newborn?
A. Lungs
B. Fontanels
C. Brain
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, D. Abdomen - ANSWER✔✔-B. Fontanels
Which of the following is important to remember when caring for a hospitalized
newborn?
A. Daily Glucose Monitoring
B. ID Bands
C. Fixed Schedule Administration
D. Once Daily Neuro Assessments - ANSWER✔✔-B. ID Bands
The umbilical stump should display what?
A. 3 Arteries 1 Vein
B. 2 Arteries 1 Vein
C. 1 Artery 2 Veins
D. 2 Arteries 2 Veins - ANSWER✔✔-B. 2 Arteries 1 Vein
During a postpartum nursing assessment, if the woman had a/an ____________, the
nurse should assess for redness, edema, ecchymosis, discharge, and approximation.
A. Episiotomy (Laceration)
B. Firm Uterus
C. Boggy Uterus
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