HPRS 3313 Final Exam Study Guide Questions With
Correct Answers
A |child's |inherited |characteristics |are |determined |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-at |the |time |of |
conception
The |zygote |contains |the |genetic |information |from |parents. |It |is |represented |by |a |total |of: |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-46 |chromosomes
The |genetic |information |is |encoded |in |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-DNA
The |nurse |is |reviewing |the |client's |prenatal |history. |Which |of |the |following |would |be |
considered |a |teratogen? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-alcohol |intake
The |brown-eyed |pregnant |client |asks |the |nurse |if |she |could |have |a |blue-eyed |child. |The |nurse |
is |correct |if |she |responds, |"The |brown-eyed |gene |is |_________, |and |the |blue-eyed |gene |is |
__________." |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-dominant, |recessive
The |correct |stages |of |prenatal |development |are |as |follows: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-pre-
embryonic, |embryonic, |fetal
During |what |stage |of |labor |does |the |baby |pass |through |the |birth |canal? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-expulsion
If |you |stroke |the |newborn's |cheek, |you |will |likely |elicit |which |reflex? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
rooting
,The |caregiver |understands |that |the |Apgar |scale |indicates |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |
newborn's |overall |status
Mary |Allridge |gave |birth |2 |days |ago |to |an |8-pound |girl. |She |explains |to |the |nurse |that |each |
time |the |baby |comes |to |her |from |the |nursery, |the |baby |is |crying. |What |will |she |do |if |this |
happens |at |home? |The |nurse |would |best |respond |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"attempt |to |
determine |the |reason |for |her |crying"
The |emotional |bond |between |a |mother |and |her |newborn |infant |is |called |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-attatchment
On |assessment |of |the |newborn, |which |of |the |following |findings |would |indicate |congenital |hip |
dysplasia? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-an |extra |gluteal |fold |in |the |lower |extremity
Meconium |is |best |described |as |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-thick, |green-black |fecal |material
Emma |Spence |brings |her |11-month-old |infant, |who |has |symptoms |of |teething, |to |the |health |
clinic. |The |nurse |would |consider |which |symptom |abnormal? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-fever
The |nurse |is |performing |a |physical |assessment |on |a |2-day-old |newborn. |Which |of |the |
following |findings |should |the |nurse |consider |serious, |warranting |immediate |reporting |to |the |
doctor? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-no |urinary |output |since |birth
The |testes |descend |into |the |scrotum |normally: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |In |the |seventh |
month |of |fetal |life
Two-day-old |Samuel |has |been |diagnosed |as |having |physiological |jaundice. |His |parents |ask |the |
nurse |what |could |cause |this |to |happen. |She |would |respond |that |this |is |caused |by |(the): |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Destruction |of |excess |red |blood |cells
, David |weighed |7 |pounds |at |birth, |and |by |the |fourth |day, |he |weighed |6 |pounds |3 |ounces. |This |
weight |loss |is |due |to: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |An |output |that |exceeds |the |intake
One-year-olds |are |usually: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Three |times |their |birth |weight
In |the |newborn, |the |skull |bones |are |separated |by: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-sutures
After |examination |of |the |umbilical |cord |in |the |delivery |room, |the |nurse |considers |it |normal |if |
she |finds: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-two |veins |and |one |artery
The |hormone |oxytocin |functions |during |pregnancy |and |the |postpartum |period |to: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-help |to |prepare |for |breastfeeding
When |giving |nutritional |counseling |to |parents |of |an |11-month-old, |you |would |tell |them |to: |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-adds |new |foods |to |the |diet |one |at |a |time
The |nurse |evaluates |a |1-year-old |child |and |recognizes |that |which |of |the |following |is |a |sign |of |
concern |and |should |be |reported |to |the |physician? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-failure |to |sit |at |7 |
months
The |nurse |should |understand |that |the |type |of |play |important |for |the |infant's |growth |and |
development |is |play |that: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-stimulates |the |senses
The |nurse |can |anticipate |that |by |____________________, |the |infant |will |demonstrate |a |social |
smile |and |begin |making |cooing |sounds. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-4 |to |6 |weeks
The |mother |of |a |12-month-old |tells |the |nurse |that |her |baby |does |not |like |solid |foods |and |only
|drinks |milk. |The |nurse |is |correct |to |be |concerned |that |the |baby |may |be |deficient |in: |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-iron
Correct Answers
A |child's |inherited |characteristics |are |determined |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-at |the |time |of |
conception
The |zygote |contains |the |genetic |information |from |parents. |It |is |represented |by |a |total |of: |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-46 |chromosomes
The |genetic |information |is |encoded |in |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-DNA
The |nurse |is |reviewing |the |client's |prenatal |history. |Which |of |the |following |would |be |
considered |a |teratogen? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-alcohol |intake
The |brown-eyed |pregnant |client |asks |the |nurse |if |she |could |have |a |blue-eyed |child. |The |nurse |
is |correct |if |she |responds, |"The |brown-eyed |gene |is |_________, |and |the |blue-eyed |gene |is |
__________." |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-dominant, |recessive
The |correct |stages |of |prenatal |development |are |as |follows: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-pre-
embryonic, |embryonic, |fetal
During |what |stage |of |labor |does |the |baby |pass |through |the |birth |canal? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-expulsion
If |you |stroke |the |newborn's |cheek, |you |will |likely |elicit |which |reflex? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
rooting
,The |caregiver |understands |that |the |Apgar |scale |indicates |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |
newborn's |overall |status
Mary |Allridge |gave |birth |2 |days |ago |to |an |8-pound |girl. |She |explains |to |the |nurse |that |each |
time |the |baby |comes |to |her |from |the |nursery, |the |baby |is |crying. |What |will |she |do |if |this |
happens |at |home? |The |nurse |would |best |respond |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"attempt |to |
determine |the |reason |for |her |crying"
The |emotional |bond |between |a |mother |and |her |newborn |infant |is |called |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-attatchment
On |assessment |of |the |newborn, |which |of |the |following |findings |would |indicate |congenital |hip |
dysplasia? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-an |extra |gluteal |fold |in |the |lower |extremity
Meconium |is |best |described |as |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-thick, |green-black |fecal |material
Emma |Spence |brings |her |11-month-old |infant, |who |has |symptoms |of |teething, |to |the |health |
clinic. |The |nurse |would |consider |which |symptom |abnormal? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-fever
The |nurse |is |performing |a |physical |assessment |on |a |2-day-old |newborn. |Which |of |the |
following |findings |should |the |nurse |consider |serious, |warranting |immediate |reporting |to |the |
doctor? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-no |urinary |output |since |birth
The |testes |descend |into |the |scrotum |normally: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |In |the |seventh |
month |of |fetal |life
Two-day-old |Samuel |has |been |diagnosed |as |having |physiological |jaundice. |His |parents |ask |the |
nurse |what |could |cause |this |to |happen. |She |would |respond |that |this |is |caused |by |(the): |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Destruction |of |excess |red |blood |cells
, David |weighed |7 |pounds |at |birth, |and |by |the |fourth |day, |he |weighed |6 |pounds |3 |ounces. |This |
weight |loss |is |due |to: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |An |output |that |exceeds |the |intake
One-year-olds |are |usually: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Three |times |their |birth |weight
In |the |newborn, |the |skull |bones |are |separated |by: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-sutures
After |examination |of |the |umbilical |cord |in |the |delivery |room, |the |nurse |considers |it |normal |if |
she |finds: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-two |veins |and |one |artery
The |hormone |oxytocin |functions |during |pregnancy |and |the |postpartum |period |to: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-help |to |prepare |for |breastfeeding
When |giving |nutritional |counseling |to |parents |of |an |11-month-old, |you |would |tell |them |to: |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-adds |new |foods |to |the |diet |one |at |a |time
The |nurse |evaluates |a |1-year-old |child |and |recognizes |that |which |of |the |following |is |a |sign |of |
concern |and |should |be |reported |to |the |physician? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-failure |to |sit |at |7 |
months
The |nurse |should |understand |that |the |type |of |play |important |for |the |infant's |growth |and |
development |is |play |that: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-stimulates |the |senses
The |nurse |can |anticipate |that |by |____________________, |the |infant |will |demonstrate |a |social |
smile |and |begin |making |cooing |sounds. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-4 |to |6 |weeks
The |mother |of |a |12-month-old |tells |the |nurse |that |her |baby |does |not |like |solid |foods |and |only
|drinks |milk. |The |nurse |is |correct |to |be |concerned |that |the |baby |may |be |deficient |in: |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-iron
