EXAMINATION TEST 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
● A father expresses concern that his 3-day-old infant looks "yellow."
Which information should the practical nurse (PN) provide? Answer:
Physiologic jaundice occurs from a normal reduction in red blood cells.
● Which client is a candidate for the administration of human immune
globulin (RhoGame) after delivery? Answer: The Rh-negative mother
who delivers a Rh-positive baby.
● Which medication is prescribed for the prevention of ophthalmia
neonatorum? Answer: Erythromycin (Ilotycin)
● The practical nurse (PN) is assessing a client 2 hours after a vaginal
delivery of a 7-pound 3-ounce newborn and determines the client's
bladder is distended. Which additional finding should the PN report to
the charge nurse? Answer: Excessive bleeding on the perineal pad
● The practical nurse (PN) quickly moves the crib of a male newborn
and notices that his legs flew, arms fan out, and then return toward his
, midline. What action should the PN implement? Answer: Document the
newborn demonstrates a Moro reflex.
● The practical nurse (PN) places a newborn who is 4 hours old with an
axillary temperature of 97.2oF under the radiant heat warmer. Which
rationale supports the PN's action? Answer: The newborn's thin layer of
subcutaneous fat provides poor insulation.
● Which client should the practical nurse (PN) closely monitor for
severe afterpains? Answer: A multigravida who is breastfeeding.
● What is the most important action by the practical nurse (PN) in
preventing neonatal infection? Answer: Hand washing.
● A multiparous client's membranes rupture after 8 hours of labor.
Which action should the practical nurse implement at this time? Answer:
Assess the fetal heart rate (FHR) and pattern.
● Which physiological cause(s) for constipation during pregnancy
should the practical nurse (PN) explain to a client in the first trimester?
(Select all that apply.) Answer: Displacement of the colon.
Decrease in peristalsis.