NGN EXAM WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATED
A nurse is caring for a newborn Boys 6 hours old and has a bedside glucose meter
reading of 65 mg / DL. The New Orleans mother has Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Administer 50 mL of dextrose solution IV
b. obtain a blood sample of serum glucose level
c. reassess the blood glucose level prior to the next feeding
d. Feed the newborn immediately - c. reassess the blood glucose level prior to the next
feeding
A nurse is planning care immediately following birth for a newborn who has
Myelomeningocele that is cerebrospinal fluid. Which of the following actions should the
nurse include in the plan of care?
a. Administer broad-spectrum antibiotics
b. cleanse the site with Povidone iodine
c. monitor the rectal temperature every 4 hours
d. prepare for surgical closure after 72 hours - a. Administer broad-spectrum antibiotics
A nurse is caring for four enter-partum clients. Which of the following clients should the
nurse assess first?
a. A client who is at 7 weeks of gestation and reports urinary frequency
b. a client who is at 32 weeks of gestation and reports seeing floating spots
, c. a client who is 38 weeks of gestation and reports leg cramps
d. a client who is at 20 weeks of gestation and reports periodic numbness in her fingers
- b. a client who is at 32 weeks of gestation and reports seeing floating spots
A nurse is planning care for a client who is pregnant and has HIV. Which of the following
actions Should the nurse include in the plan of care?
a. Use a fetal scalp electrode during labor and delivery
b. Bathe the newborn before initiating skin to skin contact
c. instruct the client to stop taking the antiretroviral medication at 32 weeks of gestation
d. administer pneumococcal immunization to the newborn within 4 hours following birth -
d. administer pneumococcal immunization to the newborn within 4 hours following birth
A nurse is caring for a client who has placenta previa. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect?
a. Firm rigid abdomen
b. painless, vaginal bleeding
c. uterine hypertonicity
d. persistent headache - b. painless, vaginal bleeding
A nurse is planning care for a newborn who is scheduled to start phototherapy using a
lap. Which of the following actions should the nurse include?
a. Apply a thin layer lotion to the newborn skin every 8 hours
b. trust in you born in a thin layer clothing during the therapy
c. ensure the newborn's eyes are closed beneath the shield
d. give the newborn 1 oz of glucose water every 4 hours - c. ensure the newborn's eyes
are closed beneath the shield
A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who is breastfeeding her newborn.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?