Newborn Care & Complications: Assessment, Risks, and
Nursing Priorities Questions With Complete Solutions
How can cold stress be prevented in newborns? Correct
Answers Immediate drying, skin-to-skin contact, and providing
a hat.
How does meconium-stained amniotic fluid affect newborns?
Correct Answers It can cause airway obstruction, chemical
pneumonitis, and surfactant inactivation.
What adaptations occur in newborns transitioning to extrauterine
life? Correct Answers Respiratory, cardiovascular,
thermoregulatory, and metabolic adaptations.
What are common signs of early neonatal sepsis? Correct
Answers Hypoglycemia and respiratory deterioration.
What are possible causes for a newborn being slow to arouse
and difficult to feed? Correct Answers Hypoglycemia, sepsis,
and hypothermia.
What are priority actions for a newborn showing signs of
deterioration? Correct Answers Full assessment, check blood
glucose, manage temperature, notify provider, prepare for septic
workup.
What are risks for post-term newborns? Correct Answers
Hypoglycemia and respiratory complications due to placental
insufficiency and meconium aspiration.
, What are signs of temperature instability in newborns? Correct
Answers Mild temperature instability and mottled skin.
What are the key components of newborn assessment? Correct
Answers Key signs/symptoms and risks for common
complications.
What are the nursing priorities for a large for gestational age
(LGA) newborn? Correct Answers Hypoglycemia, birth trauma,
respiratory distress, hyperbilirubinemia.
What are the nursing priorities for a small for gestational age
(SGA) newborn? Correct Answers Hypoglycemia,
hypothermia, polycythemia, poor feeding.
What are the risks associated with meconium-stained amniotic
fluid? Correct Answers Respiratory risk and potential
hypoglycemia.
What assessment finding suggests ineffective extrauterine
transition in a newborn? Correct Answers Periodic breathing
with pauses of 5 seconds.
What complication should the nurse suspect for a 34-week
gestation newborn with mild cyanosis and grunting? Correct
Answers Respiratory distress syndrome
What complications should the nurse anticipate for a newborn
with fetal growth restriction (FGR)? Correct Answers
Hypoglycemia, Hypothermia, Polycythemia,
Hyperbilirubinemia
Nursing Priorities Questions With Complete Solutions
How can cold stress be prevented in newborns? Correct
Answers Immediate drying, skin-to-skin contact, and providing
a hat.
How does meconium-stained amniotic fluid affect newborns?
Correct Answers It can cause airway obstruction, chemical
pneumonitis, and surfactant inactivation.
What adaptations occur in newborns transitioning to extrauterine
life? Correct Answers Respiratory, cardiovascular,
thermoregulatory, and metabolic adaptations.
What are common signs of early neonatal sepsis? Correct
Answers Hypoglycemia and respiratory deterioration.
What are possible causes for a newborn being slow to arouse
and difficult to feed? Correct Answers Hypoglycemia, sepsis,
and hypothermia.
What are priority actions for a newborn showing signs of
deterioration? Correct Answers Full assessment, check blood
glucose, manage temperature, notify provider, prepare for septic
workup.
What are risks for post-term newborns? Correct Answers
Hypoglycemia and respiratory complications due to placental
insufficiency and meconium aspiration.
, What are signs of temperature instability in newborns? Correct
Answers Mild temperature instability and mottled skin.
What are the key components of newborn assessment? Correct
Answers Key signs/symptoms and risks for common
complications.
What are the nursing priorities for a large for gestational age
(LGA) newborn? Correct Answers Hypoglycemia, birth trauma,
respiratory distress, hyperbilirubinemia.
What are the nursing priorities for a small for gestational age
(SGA) newborn? Correct Answers Hypoglycemia,
hypothermia, polycythemia, poor feeding.
What are the risks associated with meconium-stained amniotic
fluid? Correct Answers Respiratory risk and potential
hypoglycemia.
What assessment finding suggests ineffective extrauterine
transition in a newborn? Correct Answers Periodic breathing
with pauses of 5 seconds.
What complication should the nurse suspect for a 34-week
gestation newborn with mild cyanosis and grunting? Correct
Answers Respiratory distress syndrome
What complications should the nurse anticipate for a newborn
with fetal growth restriction (FGR)? Correct Answers
Hypoglycemia, Hypothermia, Polycythemia,
Hyperbilirubinemia
