MATERNITY AND WOMEN'S HEALTH NURSING
– NEWBORN EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
A health care provider tells a mother that her newborn has multiple visible
birth defects. The mother seems composed and asks to see her baby. What
nursing action will be most helpful in easing the mother's stress when she
sees her child for the first time? - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Staying with her
after bringing the infant to help her verbalize her feelings.
A new mother with class II heart disease tells a nurse that she is afraid that
her heart condition will prevent her from caring for her baby and her home
when she is discharged. How should the nurse respond? - CORRECT-
ANSWERS- By asking her to describe her concerns more fully
During the second reactive period, a newborn becomes more alert and
responsive and there is an increase in mucus production and gagging. What
should the nurse do first? - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Remove secretions from
the pharynx
How should a nurse screen the newborn of a diabetic mother for
hypoglycemia? - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Testing heel blood with the use of a
glucose-oxidase strip
A mother is inspecting her newborn girl for the first time. The infant's breasts
are edematous, and she has a pink vaginal discharge. How should the nurse
respond when the mother asks what is wrong? - CORRECT-ANSWERS-
"The swelling and discharge are expected. They're a response to your
hormones."
What should the nurse do to enhance a neonate's behavioral development? -
CORRECT-ANSWERS- Help the parents stimulate their awake baby through
touch, sound, and sight
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, After the birth of her daughter, a mother tells the nurse, "I was told that my
baby has to have an injection of vitamin K. She's so small to be getting a
shot. Why does she have to have it?" How should the nurse respond? -
CORRECT-ANSWERS- "Newborns are deficient in vitamin K. This treatment
will protect your baby from bleeding."
An infant has surgery for repair of a myelomeningocele. For which early sign
of impending hydrocephalus should the nurse monitor the infant? - CORRECT-
ANSWERS- Bulging fontanels
During a vertex vaginal birth the nurse notes meconium-stained amniotic
fluid. What is the priority nursing intervention for the newborn? - CORRECT-
ANSWERS- Suctioning the airway
A nurse determines that a 1-day-old newborn has a heart rate of 138
beats/min. What is the best nursing action at this time? - CORRECT-
ANSWERS- Documenting the heart rate
A new mother exclaims to the nurse, "My baby looks like a Conehead!" How
should the nurse respond? - CORRECT-ANSWERS- "This often happens as
the baby's head moves down the birth canal—the bones move for easier
passage."
The nurse assures a breastfeeding mother that one way she will know that
her infant is getting an adequate supply of breast milk is if the infant gains
weight. What behavior does the infant exhibit if an adequate amount of milk
is being ingested? - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Voids six or more times a day
A parent of a preterm infant in the neonatal intensive care unit, asks a nurse
why the baby is in a bed with a radiant warmer. The nurse explains that
preterm infants are at increased risk for hypothermia because they: -
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– NEWBORN EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
A health care provider tells a mother that her newborn has multiple visible
birth defects. The mother seems composed and asks to see her baby. What
nursing action will be most helpful in easing the mother's stress when she
sees her child for the first time? - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Staying with her
after bringing the infant to help her verbalize her feelings.
A new mother with class II heart disease tells a nurse that she is afraid that
her heart condition will prevent her from caring for her baby and her home
when she is discharged. How should the nurse respond? - CORRECT-
ANSWERS- By asking her to describe her concerns more fully
During the second reactive period, a newborn becomes more alert and
responsive and there is an increase in mucus production and gagging. What
should the nurse do first? - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Remove secretions from
the pharynx
How should a nurse screen the newborn of a diabetic mother for
hypoglycemia? - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Testing heel blood with the use of a
glucose-oxidase strip
A mother is inspecting her newborn girl for the first time. The infant's breasts
are edematous, and she has a pink vaginal discharge. How should the nurse
respond when the mother asks what is wrong? - CORRECT-ANSWERS-
"The swelling and discharge are expected. They're a response to your
hormones."
What should the nurse do to enhance a neonate's behavioral development? -
CORRECT-ANSWERS- Help the parents stimulate their awake baby through
touch, sound, and sight
1
, After the birth of her daughter, a mother tells the nurse, "I was told that my
baby has to have an injection of vitamin K. She's so small to be getting a
shot. Why does she have to have it?" How should the nurse respond? -
CORRECT-ANSWERS- "Newborns are deficient in vitamin K. This treatment
will protect your baby from bleeding."
An infant has surgery for repair of a myelomeningocele. For which early sign
of impending hydrocephalus should the nurse monitor the infant? - CORRECT-
ANSWERS- Bulging fontanels
During a vertex vaginal birth the nurse notes meconium-stained amniotic
fluid. What is the priority nursing intervention for the newborn? - CORRECT-
ANSWERS- Suctioning the airway
A nurse determines that a 1-day-old newborn has a heart rate of 138
beats/min. What is the best nursing action at this time? - CORRECT-
ANSWERS- Documenting the heart rate
A new mother exclaims to the nurse, "My baby looks like a Conehead!" How
should the nurse respond? - CORRECT-ANSWERS- "This often happens as
the baby's head moves down the birth canal—the bones move for easier
passage."
The nurse assures a breastfeeding mother that one way she will know that
her infant is getting an adequate supply of breast milk is if the infant gains
weight. What behavior does the infant exhibit if an adequate amount of milk
is being ingested? - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Voids six or more times a day
A parent of a preterm infant in the neonatal intensive care unit, asks a nurse
why the baby is in a bed with a radiant warmer. The nurse explains that
preterm infants are at increased risk for hypothermia because they: -
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