PN VATI MATERNAL NEWBORN EXAM
CERTIFICATION TEST SCRIPT 2026 50
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ A charge nurse is providing teaching to a newly licensed nurse who is
caring for a client who has postpartum hemorrhagic shock. Which of the
following statements should the charge nurse make? Answer: The most
accurate indication of organ perfusion is a clients urine output.
⩥ A nurse is assessing a newborn who is breastfed and has a weight loss
of 11% at 48hrs after birth. Which of the following findings should the
nurse report to the provider? Answer: Depressed fontanels.
⩥ A nurse is caring for a postpartum client who is breastfeeding her
newborn and reports that her nipples have become sore and cracked.
Which of the following statements should the nurse make? Answer:
Apply colostrum to the nipples after feeding to help them heal.
⩥ A nurse is receiving report on four newborns born in the past 12hrs.
Which of the following newborns should the nurse assess first? Answer:
A newborn who has an axillary temperature of 36C (96.8F).
, ⩥ A nurse is teaching a new guardian how to correctly use a car seat.
Which of the following statements by the guardian indicates an
understanding of the teaching? Answer: I should keep my baby in a rear-
facing car seat until he is 2yrs old.
⩥ A nurse is planning to obtain a blood specimen from a newborn via a
heel stick. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Answer: Cleanse the puncture site with alcohol gauze prior to the
procedure.
⩥ A nurse is teaching a client who has hyperemesis gravidarum about
dietary modifications. Which of the following client statements indicates
an understanding of the teaching? Answer: I will eat small, frequent
meals throughout the day.
⩥ A nurse is caring for a group of clients who are postpartum. Which of
the following clients is at an increased risk for a fall? Answer: A client
who has an indwelling urinary catheter.
⩥ A nurse is caring for a client who is 3 days postpartum. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take? Answer: Obtain a vaginal
culture.
⩥ A nurse is caring for a client who is in active labor and receiving
epidural anesthesia. The client reports feeling nauseated and experiences
a blood pressure drop from 125/70 mm Hg to 90/50 mm Hg. Which of
CERTIFICATION TEST SCRIPT 2026 50
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ A charge nurse is providing teaching to a newly licensed nurse who is
caring for a client who has postpartum hemorrhagic shock. Which of the
following statements should the charge nurse make? Answer: The most
accurate indication of organ perfusion is a clients urine output.
⩥ A nurse is assessing a newborn who is breastfed and has a weight loss
of 11% at 48hrs after birth. Which of the following findings should the
nurse report to the provider? Answer: Depressed fontanels.
⩥ A nurse is caring for a postpartum client who is breastfeeding her
newborn and reports that her nipples have become sore and cracked.
Which of the following statements should the nurse make? Answer:
Apply colostrum to the nipples after feeding to help them heal.
⩥ A nurse is receiving report on four newborns born in the past 12hrs.
Which of the following newborns should the nurse assess first? Answer:
A newborn who has an axillary temperature of 36C (96.8F).
, ⩥ A nurse is teaching a new guardian how to correctly use a car seat.
Which of the following statements by the guardian indicates an
understanding of the teaching? Answer: I should keep my baby in a rear-
facing car seat until he is 2yrs old.
⩥ A nurse is planning to obtain a blood specimen from a newborn via a
heel stick. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Answer: Cleanse the puncture site with alcohol gauze prior to the
procedure.
⩥ A nurse is teaching a client who has hyperemesis gravidarum about
dietary modifications. Which of the following client statements indicates
an understanding of the teaching? Answer: I will eat small, frequent
meals throughout the day.
⩥ A nurse is caring for a group of clients who are postpartum. Which of
the following clients is at an increased risk for a fall? Answer: A client
who has an indwelling urinary catheter.
⩥ A nurse is caring for a client who is 3 days postpartum. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take? Answer: Obtain a vaginal
culture.
⩥ A nurse is caring for a client who is in active labor and receiving
epidural anesthesia. The client reports feeling nauseated and experiences
a blood pressure drop from 125/70 mm Hg to 90/50 mm Hg. Which of
