AWHONN Neonatal Modules Exam
Questions And Answers
A deformation is a(n) -
correct answer ✅abnormality caused by unusual mechanical
forces on normal tissue.
A low birth weight infant's temperature increases during skin-to-
skin care. This is an example of heat transfer by -
correct answer ✅conduction.
At the onset of labor the release of catecholamines stimulates -
correct answer ✅increased absorption of lung fluid.
An edematous, bruised lesion on the right anterior scalp where the
vacuum was applied. This lesion has clearly demarcated edges, is
firm to touch, and does not cross the suture line. This is best
described as a -
correct answer ✅cephalohematoma.
An infant born at 40 5/7 weeks gestation and weighed 5 lbs 2oz
(2,360 grams). In completing a gestational age assessment on this
infant, you would identify her as -
correct answer ✅term, small for gestational age.
,AWHONN Neonatal Modules Exam
Questions And Answers
During fetal life, the ductus arteriosus -
correct answer ✅diverts blood flow from the pulmonary
artery to the descending aorta.
Expected findings in a neonate born to a mother who received
magnesium sulfate in labor include -
correct answer ✅hypotonia.
Eye prophylaxis with a single-use dose of sterile ophthalmic
ointment containing 1% tetracycline or 0.5% erythromycin is usually
administered within the first few hours of birth to prevent an eye
infection caused by -
correct answer ✅gonorrhea.
Following a birth complicated by shoulder dystocia, the neonate
should be assessed for -
correct answer ✅Erb's palsy.
Preeclampsia may result in all of the following fetal conditions -
correct answer ✅growth restriction, hypoxia/neurological
injury, prematurity.
,AWHONN Neonatal Modules Exam
Questions And Answers
Hyperthermia is defined as an axillary temperature greater than
99.5ºF (37.5ºC). The MOST common cause of hyperthermia in the
newborn is -
correct answer ✅environmental.
In the immediate newborn transition period, the ability to maintain
functional residual lung capacity is most dependent upon -
correct answer ✅an adequate amount of alveolar
surfactant.
Neonates at risk of hypoglycemia should have their glucose levels
evaluated within 2 hours of life because -
correct answer ✅blood glucose levels reach their lowest
point within one to two hours after delivery.
Polycythemia in the immediate newborn period is often associated
with -
correct answer ✅infant of a diabetic mother.
Symptoms of mild perinatal asphyxia include -
correct answer ✅hyperalert state and jitteriness.
, AWHONN Neonatal Modules Exam
Questions And Answers
The condition in which the newborn's immature hypothalamus
does not regulate peripheral blood vessels, resulting in a
vasoconstriction on one side of the body with a vasodilation on the
opposite side of the body is called -
correct answer ✅harlequin phenomena.
The following conditions may all lead to metabolic acidosis -
correct answer ✅loss of HCO3/excess acid load d/t
prematurity, renal tubular necrosis, severe diarrhea, hypoxia,
hypoperfusion, inborn errors of metabolism, caloric deprivation,
intolerance of cow's milk protein.
The full newborn cardiovascular assessment includes auscultation,
inspection, and palpation. The point of maximum impulse is usually
palpable and can be auscultated in the -
correct answer ✅third to fourth intercostal space and left of
the midclavicular line.
The neonate born to a mother with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
should be evaluated for -
correct answer ✅congenital malformations.
Questions And Answers
A deformation is a(n) -
correct answer ✅abnormality caused by unusual mechanical
forces on normal tissue.
A low birth weight infant's temperature increases during skin-to-
skin care. This is an example of heat transfer by -
correct answer ✅conduction.
At the onset of labor the release of catecholamines stimulates -
correct answer ✅increased absorption of lung fluid.
An edematous, bruised lesion on the right anterior scalp where the
vacuum was applied. This lesion has clearly demarcated edges, is
firm to touch, and does not cross the suture line. This is best
described as a -
correct answer ✅cephalohematoma.
An infant born at 40 5/7 weeks gestation and weighed 5 lbs 2oz
(2,360 grams). In completing a gestational age assessment on this
infant, you would identify her as -
correct answer ✅term, small for gestational age.
,AWHONN Neonatal Modules Exam
Questions And Answers
During fetal life, the ductus arteriosus -
correct answer ✅diverts blood flow from the pulmonary
artery to the descending aorta.
Expected findings in a neonate born to a mother who received
magnesium sulfate in labor include -
correct answer ✅hypotonia.
Eye prophylaxis with a single-use dose of sterile ophthalmic
ointment containing 1% tetracycline or 0.5% erythromycin is usually
administered within the first few hours of birth to prevent an eye
infection caused by -
correct answer ✅gonorrhea.
Following a birth complicated by shoulder dystocia, the neonate
should be assessed for -
correct answer ✅Erb's palsy.
Preeclampsia may result in all of the following fetal conditions -
correct answer ✅growth restriction, hypoxia/neurological
injury, prematurity.
,AWHONN Neonatal Modules Exam
Questions And Answers
Hyperthermia is defined as an axillary temperature greater than
99.5ºF (37.5ºC). The MOST common cause of hyperthermia in the
newborn is -
correct answer ✅environmental.
In the immediate newborn transition period, the ability to maintain
functional residual lung capacity is most dependent upon -
correct answer ✅an adequate amount of alveolar
surfactant.
Neonates at risk of hypoglycemia should have their glucose levels
evaluated within 2 hours of life because -
correct answer ✅blood glucose levels reach their lowest
point within one to two hours after delivery.
Polycythemia in the immediate newborn period is often associated
with -
correct answer ✅infant of a diabetic mother.
Symptoms of mild perinatal asphyxia include -
correct answer ✅hyperalert state and jitteriness.
, AWHONN Neonatal Modules Exam
Questions And Answers
The condition in which the newborn's immature hypothalamus
does not regulate peripheral blood vessels, resulting in a
vasoconstriction on one side of the body with a vasodilation on the
opposite side of the body is called -
correct answer ✅harlequin phenomena.
The following conditions may all lead to metabolic acidosis -
correct answer ✅loss of HCO3/excess acid load d/t
prematurity, renal tubular necrosis, severe diarrhea, hypoxia,
hypoperfusion, inborn errors of metabolism, caloric deprivation,
intolerance of cow's milk protein.
The full newborn cardiovascular assessment includes auscultation,
inspection, and palpation. The point of maximum impulse is usually
palpable and can be auscultated in the -
correct answer ✅third to fourth intercostal space and left of
the midclavicular line.
The neonate born to a mother with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
should be evaluated for -
correct answer ✅congenital malformations.
