PREP U OB ASSIGNMENT 6 EXAM WITH
VALIDATED ANSWERS.
The nurse records a newborn's Apgar score at birth. A normal 1-minute
Apgar score is: - CorreCt Answers -7 to 10.
The nurse is explaining the care the newborn will be receiving right after
birth to the parents. The nurse should point out the infant will receive an
ophthalmic antibiotic ointment by approximately which time? - CorreCt
Answers -Within one hour
Just after birth, a newborn's axillary temperature is 94°F (34.4°C). What
action would be most appropriate? - CorreCt Answers -Rewarm the
newborn gradually.
Which assessment finding indicates to the nurse that a newborn has hip
subluxation? - CorreCt Answers -Inability of the right hip to abduct
The nurse is preparing to administer the vitamin K injection to a newborn.
Which action would be correct for this client? - CorreCt Answers -Injecting
the medication into the vastus lateralis
When assessing a newborn 1 hour after birth, the nurse measures an
axillary temperature of 95.8° F (35.4° C), an apical pulse of 114 beats per
minute, and a respiratory rate of 60 breaths per minute. The nurse would
identify which area as the priority? - CorreCt Answers -hypothermia
A mother asks the nurse about having her son circumcised. The nurse
understands that circumcision is contraindicated under which
, circumstances? Select all that apply. - CorreCt Answers -There is a family
history of hemophilia.
The infant is at 33 weeks' gestation.
A new mother calls her pediatrician's office concerned about her 2-week-
old infant "crying all the time." When the nurse explores further, the
mother reports that the infant cries at least 2 hours each day, usually in the
afternoons. What recommendations would the nurse not make to this
mother? - CorreCt Answers -Feeding the infant more formula whenever she
begins to fuss
The nurse administers vitamin K intramuscularly to the newborn based on
which rationale? - CorreCt Answers -Promote blood clotting.
While examining a 2-day old newborn, a nurse notices that the skin and
sclera of the eyes appear yellow. The nurse recognizes this condition as: -
CorreCt Answers -jaundice.
The parents of a newborn are upset that their newborn needs treatment for
ophthalmia neonatorum. The nurse should explain this is related to which
maternal infection? Select all that apply. - CorreCt Answers -Chlamydia
Gonorrhea
While reviewing a newborn's hospital record, which of the following would
be most important for you to locate? - CorreCt Answers -If he breathed
spontaneously at birth
VALIDATED ANSWERS.
The nurse records a newborn's Apgar score at birth. A normal 1-minute
Apgar score is: - CorreCt Answers -7 to 10.
The nurse is explaining the care the newborn will be receiving right after
birth to the parents. The nurse should point out the infant will receive an
ophthalmic antibiotic ointment by approximately which time? - CorreCt
Answers -Within one hour
Just after birth, a newborn's axillary temperature is 94°F (34.4°C). What
action would be most appropriate? - CorreCt Answers -Rewarm the
newborn gradually.
Which assessment finding indicates to the nurse that a newborn has hip
subluxation? - CorreCt Answers -Inability of the right hip to abduct
The nurse is preparing to administer the vitamin K injection to a newborn.
Which action would be correct for this client? - CorreCt Answers -Injecting
the medication into the vastus lateralis
When assessing a newborn 1 hour after birth, the nurse measures an
axillary temperature of 95.8° F (35.4° C), an apical pulse of 114 beats per
minute, and a respiratory rate of 60 breaths per minute. The nurse would
identify which area as the priority? - CorreCt Answers -hypothermia
A mother asks the nurse about having her son circumcised. The nurse
understands that circumcision is contraindicated under which
, circumstances? Select all that apply. - CorreCt Answers -There is a family
history of hemophilia.
The infant is at 33 weeks' gestation.
A new mother calls her pediatrician's office concerned about her 2-week-
old infant "crying all the time." When the nurse explores further, the
mother reports that the infant cries at least 2 hours each day, usually in the
afternoons. What recommendations would the nurse not make to this
mother? - CorreCt Answers -Feeding the infant more formula whenever she
begins to fuss
The nurse administers vitamin K intramuscularly to the newborn based on
which rationale? - CorreCt Answers -Promote blood clotting.
While examining a 2-day old newborn, a nurse notices that the skin and
sclera of the eyes appear yellow. The nurse recognizes this condition as: -
CorreCt Answers -jaundice.
The parents of a newborn are upset that their newborn needs treatment for
ophthalmia neonatorum. The nurse should explain this is related to which
maternal infection? Select all that apply. - CorreCt Answers -Chlamydia
Gonorrhea
While reviewing a newborn's hospital record, which of the following would
be most important for you to locate? - CorreCt Answers -If he breathed
spontaneously at birth
