NURS 320 OB Exam 1 Questions With
Correct Answers
Normal |newborn |temperature |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-36.5-37.5C; |axillary
normal |newborn |heart |rate |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-120-160 |bpm; |apical |pulse
Normal |newborn |respiratory |rate |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-30-60 |breaths |per |minute
Acrocyanosis |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-blue |hands |and |feet; |normal
caput |succedaneum |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-edema |of |the |fetal |scalp |that |crosses |the |suture |lines. |
reabsorbes |within |1 |to |3 |days
Cephalohematoma |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-Swelling |caused |by |bleeding |of |the |skull. |This |swelling |
does |not |cross |suture |lines; |goes |away |in |2-8 |weeks
Epstein |pearls |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-multiple |small, |white, |epithelial |inclusion |cysts |found |in |the |
midline |of |the |palate |in |newborn |infants
Erythema |toxicum |(newborn |rash) |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-rash |appearing |commonly |on |the |chest, |
abdomen, |back, |and |buttocks |- |harmless |and |will |go |away |without |treatment
Harlequin |sign |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-unilateral |erythema; |goes |away |quickly
,jaundice |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-physiologic |occurs |in |60% |after |24h, |resolves |on |own; |pathologic |
appears |within |24h |and |can |cause |problems
lanugo |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-fine |downy |hair |of |newborn |infant
milia |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-Distended |sebaceous |glands |which |appear |as |tiny |white |spots |on |the |
baby's |face.
NORMAL.
Mongolian |spots |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-areas |of |deep |bluish-gray |pigmentation |most |commonly |on |
the |sacral |aspect |of |a |newborn
nevus |flammeus |(port |wine |stain) |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-venule |malformation, |pink |and |flat |and |will
|darken |over |time, |does |not |blanch |or |disappear
strawberry |hemangioma |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-congenital |collection |of |dilated |blood |vessels |
causing |a |red |birthmark |that |fades |a |few |months |after |birth
Telangectatic |Nevus |"stork |bite" |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-superficial |capillary |defect; |small, |flat, |pink, |
blanchable
vernix |caseosa |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-cheesy |substance |covering |the |skin |of |the |fetus; |sebaceous |
gland |secretions, |white |color
babinksi |sign |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-Stimulus:
Stroking |the |plantar |surface |of |the |food
Response:
Extension |and |abduction/flaring |of |the |toes
,Moro |reflex |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-Infant |reflex |where |a |baby |will |startle |in |response |to |a |loud |
sound |or |sudden |movement.
palmar |reflex |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-when |you |place |your |finger |in |an |infant's |palm, |he |will |grasp |it
plantar |reflex |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-elicited |touching |the |soles |of |the |feet, |toes |curl
rooting |reflex |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-a |baby's |tendency, |when |touched |on |the |cheek, |to |turn |toward
|the |touch, |open |the |mouth, |and |search |for |the |nipple
sucking |reflex |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-Reflex |that |causes |a |newborn |to |make |sucking |motions |when |a
|finger |or |nipple |if |placed |in |the |mouth
stepping |reflex |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-Reflex |that |causes |newborn |babies |to |make |little |stepping |
motions |if |they |are |held |upright |with |their |feet |just |touching |a |surface
tonic |neck |reflex |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-turning |the |head |to |one |side, |extending |the |arm |and |leg |on |
that |side, |and |flexing |the |limbs |on |the |opposite |side
newborn |assessment |overview |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-skin, |fontanelles, |size, |head |circumference
fetal |circulation |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-pathway |is |the |ductus |arteriosus: |bypasses |lungs; |bloods |
flows |from |placenta |to |the |vena |cava; |flows |to |heart |then |to |body; |leaves |through |umbilical |
artery
newborn |circulation |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-placenta |is |removed; |blood |can |now |be |oxygenated |in |
the |lungs; |first |breaths |reduce |vascular |resistance |and |begin |blood |flow
, foramen |ovale |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-moves |blood |from |right |atrium |to |the |left |atrium; |closes |after |
birth |because |of |increased |pressure
ductus |arteriosus |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-pathway |that |bypasses |lungs; |pressure |after |birth |causes |it |
to |close
ductus |venosus |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-moves |blood |from |umbilical |vein |to |inferior |vena |cava; |
becomes |unused |after |birth
mechanical |initiation |of |breathing |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-changes |in |intrathoracic |pressure |from |
compression |on |chest |during |birth; |crying
thermal |initiation |of |breathing |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-changes |in |environment |temp |stimulates |
receptors |in |the |skin
chemical |initiation |of |breathing |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-hypoxia |during |labor
sensory |initiation |of |breathing |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-pain, |noise, |light, |touch |stimulate |respiratory |
center
how |does |amniotic |fluid |get |out |of |the |lungs? |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-thoracic |squeeze |during |
vaginal |birth |helps |release; |also |is |a |surge |of |fluid |clearance |in |days |leading |up |to |birth; |
remaining |is |absorbed |in |blood
term |gestation |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-37-40
Preterm |gestation |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-before |37 |weeks
Postterm |gestation |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-between |41 |and |42 |weeks
Correct Answers
Normal |newborn |temperature |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-36.5-37.5C; |axillary
normal |newborn |heart |rate |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-120-160 |bpm; |apical |pulse
Normal |newborn |respiratory |rate |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-30-60 |breaths |per |minute
Acrocyanosis |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-blue |hands |and |feet; |normal
caput |succedaneum |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-edema |of |the |fetal |scalp |that |crosses |the |suture |lines. |
reabsorbes |within |1 |to |3 |days
Cephalohematoma |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-Swelling |caused |by |bleeding |of |the |skull. |This |swelling |
does |not |cross |suture |lines; |goes |away |in |2-8 |weeks
Epstein |pearls |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-multiple |small, |white, |epithelial |inclusion |cysts |found |in |the |
midline |of |the |palate |in |newborn |infants
Erythema |toxicum |(newborn |rash) |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-rash |appearing |commonly |on |the |chest, |
abdomen, |back, |and |buttocks |- |harmless |and |will |go |away |without |treatment
Harlequin |sign |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-unilateral |erythema; |goes |away |quickly
,jaundice |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-physiologic |occurs |in |60% |after |24h, |resolves |on |own; |pathologic |
appears |within |24h |and |can |cause |problems
lanugo |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-fine |downy |hair |of |newborn |infant
milia |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-Distended |sebaceous |glands |which |appear |as |tiny |white |spots |on |the |
baby's |face.
NORMAL.
Mongolian |spots |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-areas |of |deep |bluish-gray |pigmentation |most |commonly |on |
the |sacral |aspect |of |a |newborn
nevus |flammeus |(port |wine |stain) |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-venule |malformation, |pink |and |flat |and |will
|darken |over |time, |does |not |blanch |or |disappear
strawberry |hemangioma |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-congenital |collection |of |dilated |blood |vessels |
causing |a |red |birthmark |that |fades |a |few |months |after |birth
Telangectatic |Nevus |"stork |bite" |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-superficial |capillary |defect; |small, |flat, |pink, |
blanchable
vernix |caseosa |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-cheesy |substance |covering |the |skin |of |the |fetus; |sebaceous |
gland |secretions, |white |color
babinksi |sign |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-Stimulus:
Stroking |the |plantar |surface |of |the |food
Response:
Extension |and |abduction/flaring |of |the |toes
,Moro |reflex |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-Infant |reflex |where |a |baby |will |startle |in |response |to |a |loud |
sound |or |sudden |movement.
palmar |reflex |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-when |you |place |your |finger |in |an |infant's |palm, |he |will |grasp |it
plantar |reflex |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-elicited |touching |the |soles |of |the |feet, |toes |curl
rooting |reflex |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-a |baby's |tendency, |when |touched |on |the |cheek, |to |turn |toward
|the |touch, |open |the |mouth, |and |search |for |the |nipple
sucking |reflex |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-Reflex |that |causes |a |newborn |to |make |sucking |motions |when |a
|finger |or |nipple |if |placed |in |the |mouth
stepping |reflex |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-Reflex |that |causes |newborn |babies |to |make |little |stepping |
motions |if |they |are |held |upright |with |their |feet |just |touching |a |surface
tonic |neck |reflex |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-turning |the |head |to |one |side, |extending |the |arm |and |leg |on |
that |side, |and |flexing |the |limbs |on |the |opposite |side
newborn |assessment |overview |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-skin, |fontanelles, |size, |head |circumference
fetal |circulation |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-pathway |is |the |ductus |arteriosus: |bypasses |lungs; |bloods |
flows |from |placenta |to |the |vena |cava; |flows |to |heart |then |to |body; |leaves |through |umbilical |
artery
newborn |circulation |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-placenta |is |removed; |blood |can |now |be |oxygenated |in |
the |lungs; |first |breaths |reduce |vascular |resistance |and |begin |blood |flow
, foramen |ovale |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-moves |blood |from |right |atrium |to |the |left |atrium; |closes |after |
birth |because |of |increased |pressure
ductus |arteriosus |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-pathway |that |bypasses |lungs; |pressure |after |birth |causes |it |
to |close
ductus |venosus |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-moves |blood |from |umbilical |vein |to |inferior |vena |cava; |
becomes |unused |after |birth
mechanical |initiation |of |breathing |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-changes |in |intrathoracic |pressure |from |
compression |on |chest |during |birth; |crying
thermal |initiation |of |breathing |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-changes |in |environment |temp |stimulates |
receptors |in |the |skin
chemical |initiation |of |breathing |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-hypoxia |during |labor
sensory |initiation |of |breathing |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-pain, |noise, |light, |touch |stimulate |respiratory |
center
how |does |amniotic |fluid |get |out |of |the |lungs? |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-thoracic |squeeze |during |
vaginal |birth |helps |release; |also |is |a |surge |of |fluid |clearance |in |days |leading |up |to |birth; |
remaining |is |absorbed |in |blood
term |gestation |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-37-40
Preterm |gestation |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-before |37 |weeks
Postterm |gestation |- |ANSWER✔✔✔-between |41 |and |42 |weeks
