Mother baby exam 4 questions with
verified answers 2025/2026
a nurse is caring for a newborn who was born at 38 weeks of gestation, weighs 3,200 g, and is in
the 60th percentile for weight. Based on the weight and gestational age, the nurse should
classify this neonate as which of the following?
a. low birth weight
b. appropriate for gestational age
c. small for gestational age
d. large for gestational age - ANS ✔✔b.
(btw 10th and 90th)
a nurse is completing a newborn assessment and observes small white nodules on the roof of
the newborn's mouth. this finding is a characteristic of which of the following conditions?
a. mongolian spots
b. milia spots
c. erythema toxicum
, d. epstein's pearls - ANS ✔✔d.
(b = white bumps on nose, c = rash)
a nurse is assessing the reflexes of a newborn. in checking for the moro reflex, the nurse. should
perform which of the following?
a. hold the newborn vertically under arms and allow one foot to touch table
b. stimulate the pads of the newborn's hands with stroking or massage
c. stimulate the soles of the newborn's feet on the outer lateral surface of each foot
d. hold the newborn in a semi-sitting position, then allow the newborn's head and trunk to fall
backward - ANS ✔✔d.
(a = stepping, b = grasping, c = babinski)
a nurse is completing an assessment. which of the following data indicate the newborn is
adapting to extrauterine life? select all
a. expiratory grunting
b. inspiratory nasal flaring
c. apnea for 10-second periods
verified answers 2025/2026
a nurse is caring for a newborn who was born at 38 weeks of gestation, weighs 3,200 g, and is in
the 60th percentile for weight. Based on the weight and gestational age, the nurse should
classify this neonate as which of the following?
a. low birth weight
b. appropriate for gestational age
c. small for gestational age
d. large for gestational age - ANS ✔✔b.
(btw 10th and 90th)
a nurse is completing a newborn assessment and observes small white nodules on the roof of
the newborn's mouth. this finding is a characteristic of which of the following conditions?
a. mongolian spots
b. milia spots
c. erythema toxicum
, d. epstein's pearls - ANS ✔✔d.
(b = white bumps on nose, c = rash)
a nurse is assessing the reflexes of a newborn. in checking for the moro reflex, the nurse. should
perform which of the following?
a. hold the newborn vertically under arms and allow one foot to touch table
b. stimulate the pads of the newborn's hands with stroking or massage
c. stimulate the soles of the newborn's feet on the outer lateral surface of each foot
d. hold the newborn in a semi-sitting position, then allow the newborn's head and trunk to fall
backward - ANS ✔✔d.
(a = stepping, b = grasping, c = babinski)
a nurse is completing an assessment. which of the following data indicate the newborn is
adapting to extrauterine life? select all
a. expiratory grunting
b. inspiratory nasal flaring
c. apnea for 10-second periods
