Newborn 2 Questions All Solved
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A nurse is planning care for a newborn who is receiving phototherapy for an elevated bilirubin
level. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Offer the newborn glucose water between feedings
B. Keep the newborns eye patches on during feedings
C. Apply barrier ointment to the newborns perianal region
D. Use a photometer to monitor the lamps energy - Answer D
The nurse should monitor the lamps energy throughout to ensure the newborn is receiving the
appropriate amount to be effective
A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a newborn about how to care for his circumcision
at home. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. Apply the diaper tightly over the area
B. Remove the yellow exudation with each diaper change
C. Use prepackaged commercial wipes to clean the circumcision site
D. Encourage non nutritive sucking for pain relief - Answer D
Allowing the newborn to suck on a pacifier is an effective form of nonpharmocolgical pain
management
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is planning to breastfeed her newborn. Which of
the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A. I must dirnk milk every day in order to assure good quality breast milk
B. Drinking lots of fluids will increase my breast milk production
C. After the first few weeks, my nipples will toughen up and breastfeeding wont hurt
D. It is normal for my baby to sometimes feed every hour for several horus in a row - Answer D
Cluster feeding is an expected finding for newborns who are breast feeding. The mother should
follow her newborn cues and feed her 8-12 times per day
A nurse is assisting a client who is 4 hour postpartum to get out of bed for the first time. The
client becomes frightened when she has a gush of dark red blood from her vagina. Which of the
, D. The amount of blood flow will increase during the first few days after birth - Answer B
A nurse is assessing a newborn who was born at 39 weeks gestaion. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect?
A.Symmetric rib cage
B. Dry, wrinkled skin
C. Vernix over the entire body
D. Lanugo abundant on the back - Answer A
A newborn who is born at 39 weeks of gestation is full term and should have a symmetric rib
cage
A nurse is assessing a 12 hour newborn and notes a respiratory rate of 44/min with shallow
respiration and periods of apnea lasting up to 10 seconds. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take?
A. Perform chest percussion
B. Place the newborn in a prone position
C. Continue routine monitoring
D. Request a Rx for supplemental oxygen - Answer C
The nurse should continue routine monitoring because the newborns assessment findings
indicate he is adapting to life
A nurse is caring for a postpartum client 8 hours after delivery. Which of the following factors
places the client at risk for uterine atony? SATA
A. Magnesium sulfate infusion
B. Distended bladder
C. Oxytocin infusion
D. Prolonged labor
E. Small gestaional age newbron - Answer A B D
A nurse is administering a rubella immunization to client who is 2 days postpartum. Which of
the following statements indicates the nurse the client needs further instruction?
A. I can continue to breastfeed
B. I will still need to have my provider perform a rubella titer check with my next pregnany