Exam 3: NUR202 / NUR 202 Exam |
Maternal-New born Nursing |
Questions and Verified Answers
100% Correct | Grade A – Fortis |
Latest 2025/ 2026
What happens with bulging in the new borns head?
- Correct Answer - Increased cranial pressure
What are fontanelles?
- Correct Answer - Spaces between the bones of the skull where bone
formation isn't complete
What is the name of the edematous area over the scalp?
- Correct Answer - Caput Succedaneum
What is the collection of blood that does not cross suture lines in the
skull and may cause hyperbilirubinemia?
- Correct Answer - Cephalhematoma
Rh- mothers receive what after birth to an Rh+ baby?
- Correct Answer - RhoGAM
What is the Babinski reflex in newborns?
- Correct Answer - When the sole of the foot is firmly stroked, the big toe
bends back toward the top of the foot and the other toes fan out
, Newborn reflexes may be diminished due to what?
- Correct Answer - A hypoxic episode
What reflex is when a baby's head is turned to one side, the arm on that
side stretches out and the opposite arm bends up at the elbow
- Correct Answer - Tonic neck (Fencing)
What is the cheese-like protective covering that prevents fluid loss and
has antimicrobial properties?
- Correct Answer - Vernix Caseosa
Is Acrocyanosis (bluish discoloration of hands and feet) normal?
- Correct Answer - Yes, it's normal for the first 24hours after birth
True or False: Mongolian spots are more common in dark skinned
patients
- Correct Answer - True, they are more common in Latin Americans,
African Americans and Mediterranean peoples but they do fade over
time
How long does Erythema Toxicum last?
- Correct Answer - This newborn rash appears in the first 24hours and
can last up to 3weeks
What is it called when a newborn has red macules/papules and small
vesicle rashes
- Correct Answer - Erythema Toxicum
What are the fine hairs that present on newborns?
Maternal-New born Nursing |
Questions and Verified Answers
100% Correct | Grade A – Fortis |
Latest 2025/ 2026
What happens with bulging in the new borns head?
- Correct Answer - Increased cranial pressure
What are fontanelles?
- Correct Answer - Spaces between the bones of the skull where bone
formation isn't complete
What is the name of the edematous area over the scalp?
- Correct Answer - Caput Succedaneum
What is the collection of blood that does not cross suture lines in the
skull and may cause hyperbilirubinemia?
- Correct Answer - Cephalhematoma
Rh- mothers receive what after birth to an Rh+ baby?
- Correct Answer - RhoGAM
What is the Babinski reflex in newborns?
- Correct Answer - When the sole of the foot is firmly stroked, the big toe
bends back toward the top of the foot and the other toes fan out
, Newborn reflexes may be diminished due to what?
- Correct Answer - A hypoxic episode
What reflex is when a baby's head is turned to one side, the arm on that
side stretches out and the opposite arm bends up at the elbow
- Correct Answer - Tonic neck (Fencing)
What is the cheese-like protective covering that prevents fluid loss and
has antimicrobial properties?
- Correct Answer - Vernix Caseosa
Is Acrocyanosis (bluish discoloration of hands and feet) normal?
- Correct Answer - Yes, it's normal for the first 24hours after birth
True or False: Mongolian spots are more common in dark skinned
patients
- Correct Answer - True, they are more common in Latin Americans,
African Americans and Mediterranean peoples but they do fade over
time
How long does Erythema Toxicum last?
- Correct Answer - This newborn rash appears in the first 24hours and
can last up to 3weeks
What is it called when a newborn has red macules/papules and small
vesicle rashes
- Correct Answer - Erythema Toxicum
What are the fine hairs that present on newborns?
