Midwifery Practice and Normal Neonate:
MCQ UPDATED Questions with
CORRECT Answers
The number of fontanelles that you would expect to be able to palpate on Jack is:
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 6 - CORRECT ANSWER - b) 2
If you could palpate a third fontanelle this might indicate that Jack has:
a) Plagiocephaly
b) Excessive moulding
c) A congenital abnormality: Trisomy 21
d) Craniosinotosis - CORRECT ANSWER - c) A congenital abnormality: Trisomy 21
You explain to Kelly that Jack has 'caput' because there is a swelling on his head that:
a) Is a light pinky colour and located at the base of his hairline
b) Does not cross a suture line and pits with digital pressure
c) Is firm and coloured like a reddish bruise
d) Is a diffuse oedematous swelling of the soft tissues of his scalp and crosses a suture that will
resolve in 24-48hours - CORRECT ANSWER - d) Is a diffuse oedematous swelling of the
soft tissues of his scalp and crosses a suture that will resolve in 24-48hours
The physical characteristics of Jack at 41 weeks gestation include all of these EXCEPT:
a) Dry, peeling skin
b) Ears stiff with instant recoil
c) Abundance of vernix
, d) Scrotum with deep rugae - CORRECT ANSWER - a) Abundance of vernix
Radiation is the most predominate mode of heat loss for Jack. Radiation refers to:
a. loss of heat through water evaporation from the baby
b. loss of heat through the baby shivering
c. loss of heat from the baby's surface to surrounding colder objects
d. loss of heat to moving air or fluid around the baby - CORRECT ANSWER - c. loss of
heat from the baby's surface to surrounding colder objects
Kelly asks how many hours a day does Jack is likely to sleep. You reply that it is usual for a
newborn to sleep:
a. 8 - 10 hours
b. 10 - 12 hours
c. 14 - 16 hours
d. 18 - 20 hours - CORRECT ANSWER - c. 14 - 16 hours
You palpate Jacks femoral pulses. If you found an asynchronous pulsation this may indicate:
a. poor circulation to the legs
b. common finding in the first weeks of examination'
c. congenital cardiovascular anomaly
d. less blood volume being pumped - CORRECT ANSWER - d. congenital cardiovascular
anomaly
Barlow's test is used to:
a. Check the baby's buttocks creases are symmetrical
b. Check that the limbs are of equal length
c. Confirm that the pelvis is stable
d. To access if hip is subluxable (can be easily dislocated of the acetabulum).
e. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - d. none of the above
MCQ UPDATED Questions with
CORRECT Answers
The number of fontanelles that you would expect to be able to palpate on Jack is:
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 6 - CORRECT ANSWER - b) 2
If you could palpate a third fontanelle this might indicate that Jack has:
a) Plagiocephaly
b) Excessive moulding
c) A congenital abnormality: Trisomy 21
d) Craniosinotosis - CORRECT ANSWER - c) A congenital abnormality: Trisomy 21
You explain to Kelly that Jack has 'caput' because there is a swelling on his head that:
a) Is a light pinky colour and located at the base of his hairline
b) Does not cross a suture line and pits with digital pressure
c) Is firm and coloured like a reddish bruise
d) Is a diffuse oedematous swelling of the soft tissues of his scalp and crosses a suture that will
resolve in 24-48hours - CORRECT ANSWER - d) Is a diffuse oedematous swelling of the
soft tissues of his scalp and crosses a suture that will resolve in 24-48hours
The physical characteristics of Jack at 41 weeks gestation include all of these EXCEPT:
a) Dry, peeling skin
b) Ears stiff with instant recoil
c) Abundance of vernix
, d) Scrotum with deep rugae - CORRECT ANSWER - a) Abundance of vernix
Radiation is the most predominate mode of heat loss for Jack. Radiation refers to:
a. loss of heat through water evaporation from the baby
b. loss of heat through the baby shivering
c. loss of heat from the baby's surface to surrounding colder objects
d. loss of heat to moving air or fluid around the baby - CORRECT ANSWER - c. loss of
heat from the baby's surface to surrounding colder objects
Kelly asks how many hours a day does Jack is likely to sleep. You reply that it is usual for a
newborn to sleep:
a. 8 - 10 hours
b. 10 - 12 hours
c. 14 - 16 hours
d. 18 - 20 hours - CORRECT ANSWER - c. 14 - 16 hours
You palpate Jacks femoral pulses. If you found an asynchronous pulsation this may indicate:
a. poor circulation to the legs
b. common finding in the first weeks of examination'
c. congenital cardiovascular anomaly
d. less blood volume being pumped - CORRECT ANSWER - d. congenital cardiovascular
anomaly
Barlow's test is used to:
a. Check the baby's buttocks creases are symmetrical
b. Check that the limbs are of equal length
c. Confirm that the pelvis is stable
d. To access if hip is subluxable (can be easily dislocated of the acetabulum).
e. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - d. none of the above
