Test Bank
A mother brings her 9 month infant in for a routine visit. What milestone would be
appropriate for the doctor as if the infant is meeting?
Rolls back to stomach and stomach to back
5 day old infant comes in for newborn checkup. On assessment — skin is jaundice,
anterior fontanelle is slightly sunken, only had 2 diapers today, infant has trouble
latching on, mom's first child. Bilirubin is sent and comes back at 18. Baby is most likely
having breast milk jaundice. Which nursing intervention is required?
All of above — Phototherapy, providing support and education for the lactating mother,
strict monitoring of intake and output
Excessive heat loss results in which of these:
1. RDS
2. Depletion of glucose levels
3. Jaundice
4. Increase in surfactant levels
Depletion of glucose levels
4 week old infant brought into ED. Mom states baby hasn't been eating well and has had
decreased diaper for 2 days. baby has been sleeping more and has been hard to wake up.
On assessment, you find that the baby is difficult to arouse, is hypotonic, and
temperature is 35.4 rectal. What is an important lab value to check?
Blood glucose
A part of injury prevention is making and keeping infant appointments. The required
checkups and vaccinations are at:
2 months, 4 months, 6 month, 9 months, and 1 year
While interviewing the mother of an infant, you note that the mother gets frustrated as
she explains that her baby has been up all night crying at least 3 times a week for the last
2 weeks. She states that she has tried everything and feels hopeless. What would be the
BEST response from you as the nurse?