MATERNAL/NEWBORN EXAM 1
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1. Newborns are all recommended to receive what?
A. Ascorbic acid
B. St. John's Wort
C. Vitamin K Injection (Phytonadione)
D. Penicillin: C. Vitamin K Injection (Phytonadione)
2. Erythromycin is commonly used in newborn care as what?
A. Eye Prophylaxis
B. Anti-inflammatory
C. Anti-Apoptotic
D. Antioxidant: A. Eye Prophylaxis
3. The New Ballard Score is used to assess what?
A. Birth Weight
B. Fontanels
C. Gestational Age Assessment (GAA)
D. Head Circumference: C. Gestational Age Assessment (GAA)
4. What determines fetal circulation in pregnancy?
A. Lungs
B. Kidney
C. Umbilical Cord
D. Spleen: C. Umbilical Cord
5. The average newborn _______ is 45-53 cm (19-21 inches).
A. Head Circumference
B. Length
C. Leg Length
D. Torso Length: B. Length
6. Which of the following is an acronym or mnemonic associated with newborn
assessment?
A. APGAR
B. DOT
C. ADPIE
D. PICA: A. APGAR
7. Which of the following is important to remember when caring for a new-
born?
A. Keep Warm
B. Aggressive Hydration
C. Daily Glucose Monitoring
D. Once Daily Neuro Assessments: A. Keep Warm
8. The average newborn _______ is 33-35.5 cm (13-14 inches).
A. Leg Length
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B. Head Circumference
C. Length
D. Extremity Length: B. Head Circumference
9. What anatomic feature can quickly be assessed on physical exam to deter-
mine hydration status of a newborn?
A. Lungs
B. Fontanels
C. Brain
D. Abdomen: B. Fontanels
10. Which of the following is important to remember when caring for a hospi-
talized newborn?
A. Daily Glucose Monitoring
B. ID Bands
C. Fixed Schedule Administration
D. Once Daily Neuro Assessments: B. ID Bands
11. The umbilical stump should display what?
A. 3 Arteries 1 Vein
B. 2 Arteries 1 Vein
C. 1 Artery 2 Veins
D. 2 Arteries 2 Veins: B. 2 Arteries 1 Vein
12. During a postpartum nursing assessment, if the woman had a/an
____________, the nurse should assess for redness, edema, ecchymosis,
discharge, and approximation.
A. Episiotomy (Laceration)
B. Firm Uterus
C. Boggy Uterus
D. Prolapsed Uterus: A. Episiotomy (Laceration)
13. It may take 2 or 3 days for the woman relieve her ____________ due to pain,
dehydration, and soreness from lacerations.
A. Bladder
B. Bowels: B. Bowels
14. After 24 hours, clear yellow colostrum may develop and express from the
____________
A. Breasts
B. Bladder and Bowels
C. Bladder
D. Emesis: A. Breasts
15. During a postpartum nursing assessment, the ____________ must be
assessed for deep vein thrombosis.
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A. Lower extremeties
B. Feet
C. Upper Extremities
D. Uterus: A. Lower extremeties
16. During a postpartum nursing assessment, if the ____________ feels boggy,
it should be massaged.
A. Bladder
B. Bladder and Bowels
C. Uterus: C. Uterus
17. What landmark is used to assess fetal station?
A. Iliac spine
B. Pubic symphysis
C. Ischium
D. Ischial spine: D. Ischial spine
18. A 35-year-old female is in labor. The baby is engaged in the pelvis. As the
nurse you know that this means that the fetal station is approximately?
A. +1
B. 0
C. +2
D. -1: B. 0
19. During the assessment of a laboring woman, it is noted the fetal station is
+2. You interpret this to mean?
A. The baby's presenting part is 2 cm above the iliac spine.
B. The baby's presenting part is 2 cm below the iliac spine.
C. The baby's presenting part is 2 cm above the ischial spine.
D. The baby's presenting part is 2 cm below the ischial spine.: D. The baby's
presenting part is 2 cm below the ischial spine.
20. What structures in fetal circulation play a role in shunting blood away from
the LUNGS? Select all that apply:
A. Ductus arteriosus
B. Ductus venosus
C. Umbilical artery
D. Foramen ovale
E. Umbilical vein: A. Ductus arteriosus
D. Foramen ovale
The ductus arteriosus and foramen ovale are the structures that help blood flow
bypass (or shunt) away from the lungs. These structures seal off and become
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1. Newborns are all recommended to receive what?
A. Ascorbic acid
B. St. John's Wort
C. Vitamin K Injection (Phytonadione)
D. Penicillin: C. Vitamin K Injection (Phytonadione)
2. Erythromycin is commonly used in newborn care as what?
A. Eye Prophylaxis
B. Anti-inflammatory
C. Anti-Apoptotic
D. Antioxidant: A. Eye Prophylaxis
3. The New Ballard Score is used to assess what?
A. Birth Weight
B. Fontanels
C. Gestational Age Assessment (GAA)
D. Head Circumference: C. Gestational Age Assessment (GAA)
4. What determines fetal circulation in pregnancy?
A. Lungs
B. Kidney
C. Umbilical Cord
D. Spleen: C. Umbilical Cord
5. The average newborn _______ is 45-53 cm (19-21 inches).
A. Head Circumference
B. Length
C. Leg Length
D. Torso Length: B. Length
6. Which of the following is an acronym or mnemonic associated with newborn
assessment?
A. APGAR
B. DOT
C. ADPIE
D. PICA: A. APGAR
7. Which of the following is important to remember when caring for a new-
born?
A. Keep Warm
B. Aggressive Hydration
C. Daily Glucose Monitoring
D. Once Daily Neuro Assessments: A. Keep Warm
8. The average newborn _______ is 33-35.5 cm (13-14 inches).
A. Leg Length
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B. Head Circumference
C. Length
D. Extremity Length: B. Head Circumference
9. What anatomic feature can quickly be assessed on physical exam to deter-
mine hydration status of a newborn?
A. Lungs
B. Fontanels
C. Brain
D. Abdomen: B. Fontanels
10. Which of the following is important to remember when caring for a hospi-
talized newborn?
A. Daily Glucose Monitoring
B. ID Bands
C. Fixed Schedule Administration
D. Once Daily Neuro Assessments: B. ID Bands
11. The umbilical stump should display what?
A. 3 Arteries 1 Vein
B. 2 Arteries 1 Vein
C. 1 Artery 2 Veins
D. 2 Arteries 2 Veins: B. 2 Arteries 1 Vein
12. During a postpartum nursing assessment, if the woman had a/an
____________, the nurse should assess for redness, edema, ecchymosis,
discharge, and approximation.
A. Episiotomy (Laceration)
B. Firm Uterus
C. Boggy Uterus
D. Prolapsed Uterus: A. Episiotomy (Laceration)
13. It may take 2 or 3 days for the woman relieve her ____________ due to pain,
dehydration, and soreness from lacerations.
A. Bladder
B. Bowels: B. Bowels
14. After 24 hours, clear yellow colostrum may develop and express from the
____________
A. Breasts
B. Bladder and Bowels
C. Bladder
D. Emesis: A. Breasts
15. During a postpartum nursing assessment, the ____________ must be
assessed for deep vein thrombosis.
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A. Lower extremeties
B. Feet
C. Upper Extremities
D. Uterus: A. Lower extremeties
16. During a postpartum nursing assessment, if the ____________ feels boggy,
it should be massaged.
A. Bladder
B. Bladder and Bowels
C. Uterus: C. Uterus
17. What landmark is used to assess fetal station?
A. Iliac spine
B. Pubic symphysis
C. Ischium
D. Ischial spine: D. Ischial spine
18. A 35-year-old female is in labor. The baby is engaged in the pelvis. As the
nurse you know that this means that the fetal station is approximately?
A. +1
B. 0
C. +2
D. -1: B. 0
19. During the assessment of a laboring woman, it is noted the fetal station is
+2. You interpret this to mean?
A. The baby's presenting part is 2 cm above the iliac spine.
B. The baby's presenting part is 2 cm below the iliac spine.
C. The baby's presenting part is 2 cm above the ischial spine.
D. The baby's presenting part is 2 cm below the ischial spine.: D. The baby's
presenting part is 2 cm below the ischial spine.
20. What structures in fetal circulation play a role in shunting blood away from
the LUNGS? Select all that apply:
A. Ductus arteriosus
B. Ductus venosus
C. Umbilical artery
D. Foramen ovale
E. Umbilical vein: A. Ductus arteriosus
D. Foramen ovale
The ductus arteriosus and foramen ovale are the structures that help blood flow
bypass (or shunt) away from the lungs. These structures seal off and become
