NCLEX Study Questions: Newborns &
Infants Questions and Correct Verified
Answers Latest Version 2025
1. When assessing a newborn, the nurse observes that the infant's
hands and feet are bluish in color. The nurse interprets this finding
as being suggestive of which of the following?
A) Cardiopulmonary dysfunction
B) Peripheral vascular disease
C) Acidñbase imbalance
D) Ineffective temperature regulation -Answer:-D) Ineffective
temperature regulation
2. A new mother asks the nurse, What are those small white spots on
my baby's nose? Which response by the nurse would be most
appropriate?
A) Those are small glands that look like whiteheads but will
disappear soon.
,B) Those white spots are lesions containing pus and are caused by a
minor skin infection.
C) Newborns retain sweat, which causes those white bumps on their
skin.
D) Often newborns have a rash of this type, which fades in a few
days. -Answer:-A) Those are small glands that look like whiteheads
but will disappear soon.
3. The nurse completes the initial newborn assessment and notes
the presence of fine, downy hair on the infant's shoulders and back.
The nurse documents the presence of which of the following?
A) Vernix
B) Milia
C) Lanugo
D) Nevi -Answer:-C) Lanugo
4. The nurse is assessing the anterior fontanelle of a 4-month-old
infant brought to the clinic for a well-child exam. Which of the
following would the nurse expect to assess?
A) Sunken fontanelles
, B) Closed fontanelles
C) Bulging fontanelles
D) Flat fontanelles -Answer:-D) Flat fontanelles
5. The nurse is performing an otoscopic examination of an infant's
ears. Which of the following actions should the nurse do?
A) Pull the pinna forward and down.
B) Pull the pinna up and back.
C) Pull the pinna straight back.
D) Pull the pinna down and back. -Answer:-D) Pull the pinna down
and back.
6. A nurse assesses the pulses of an infant and notes that the femoral
pulses are weak. Which of the following health problems should the
nurse suspect?
A) Right ventricular enlargement
B) Sinus arrhythmia
C) Coarctation of the aorta
D) Patent ductus arteriosus -Answer:-C) Coarctation of the aorta
Infants Questions and Correct Verified
Answers Latest Version 2025
1. When assessing a newborn, the nurse observes that the infant's
hands and feet are bluish in color. The nurse interprets this finding
as being suggestive of which of the following?
A) Cardiopulmonary dysfunction
B) Peripheral vascular disease
C) Acidñbase imbalance
D) Ineffective temperature regulation -Answer:-D) Ineffective
temperature regulation
2. A new mother asks the nurse, What are those small white spots on
my baby's nose? Which response by the nurse would be most
appropriate?
A) Those are small glands that look like whiteheads but will
disappear soon.
,B) Those white spots are lesions containing pus and are caused by a
minor skin infection.
C) Newborns retain sweat, which causes those white bumps on their
skin.
D) Often newborns have a rash of this type, which fades in a few
days. -Answer:-A) Those are small glands that look like whiteheads
but will disappear soon.
3. The nurse completes the initial newborn assessment and notes
the presence of fine, downy hair on the infant's shoulders and back.
The nurse documents the presence of which of the following?
A) Vernix
B) Milia
C) Lanugo
D) Nevi -Answer:-C) Lanugo
4. The nurse is assessing the anterior fontanelle of a 4-month-old
infant brought to the clinic for a well-child exam. Which of the
following would the nurse expect to assess?
A) Sunken fontanelles
, B) Closed fontanelles
C) Bulging fontanelles
D) Flat fontanelles -Answer:-D) Flat fontanelles
5. The nurse is performing an otoscopic examination of an infant's
ears. Which of the following actions should the nurse do?
A) Pull the pinna forward and down.
B) Pull the pinna up and back.
C) Pull the pinna straight back.
D) Pull the pinna down and back. -Answer:-D) Pull the pinna down
and back.
6. A nurse assesses the pulses of an infant and notes that the femoral
pulses are weak. Which of the following health problems should the
nurse suspect?
A) Right ventricular enlargement
B) Sinus arrhythmia
C) Coarctation of the aorta
D) Patent ductus arteriosus -Answer:-C) Coarctation of the aorta
