MCN 548 Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
How long is the newborn/neonatal period? - correct answer the first 28 days of extrauterine life
What is the major focus of the newborn period? - correct answer improving health of pregnant
women & newborns, reducing birth defect rates, decreasing newborn deaths, & addressing maternal
and newborn death risk factors
What are prenatal preventative screenings for neonates? - correct answer rh(d) incompatibility,
hiv, hep b, stis
When are neonates screened for congenital hypothyroidism? - correct answer within the first 4
days of life
When are newborns screened for phenylketonuria (pku)? - correct answer before discharge from
nursery
What is used to prevent opthalmia neonatorum? - correct answer topical ocular prophylaxis
At what minutes are apgar scores taken? - correct answer 1 & 5 minutes
After birth how do we prevent heat evaporation loss? - correct answer towel dry the newborn
and place skin to skin with mother if stable or use warm blankets
What does auscultation of newborn lungs reveal? - correct answer bronchovesicular or
bronchial breath sounds
Are fine crackles normal for newborns within the first few hours of life? - correct answer yes
What does a normal umbilical cord consists of? - correct answer 2 arteries, 1 vein
, What can a single umbilical artery (sua) indicated? - correct answer congenital anomalies
(cardiac or renal)
Universal newborn screening is done when? - correct answer at least by 1 month
When does cord separation usually occur? - correct answer 10-14 days old
What can you do to treat granuloma after cord falls off? - correct answer apply silver nitrate
When does an umbilical cord need to be evaluated? - correct answer foul-smelling, discharge,
or expanding redness
Multiple, firm, pearly, opalescent white papules over the forehead, nose, and cheeks (also called
epstein pearls) - correct answer milia
Prominent, yellow-white papules over cheeks, nose, and forehead - correct answer sebaceous
hyperplasia
Firm, yellow-white papules or pustules with an erythematous base over cheeks, nose, and forehead -
correct answer erythema toxic
When does erythema toxicum present? - correct answer around 24-48 hours
When does erythema toxicum go away? - correct answer clears within 2 weeks, completely
gone in 4 months
Superficial vesicopustules that rupture easily and leave a halo of white scales around a central
hyperpigmented macule - correct answer transient neonatal pustular melanosis
Where does transient neonatal pustular melanosis present? - correct answer on trunk, limbs,
palms, and soles
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
How long is the newborn/neonatal period? - correct answer the first 28 days of extrauterine life
What is the major focus of the newborn period? - correct answer improving health of pregnant
women & newborns, reducing birth defect rates, decreasing newborn deaths, & addressing maternal
and newborn death risk factors
What are prenatal preventative screenings for neonates? - correct answer rh(d) incompatibility,
hiv, hep b, stis
When are neonates screened for congenital hypothyroidism? - correct answer within the first 4
days of life
When are newborns screened for phenylketonuria (pku)? - correct answer before discharge from
nursery
What is used to prevent opthalmia neonatorum? - correct answer topical ocular prophylaxis
At what minutes are apgar scores taken? - correct answer 1 & 5 minutes
After birth how do we prevent heat evaporation loss? - correct answer towel dry the newborn
and place skin to skin with mother if stable or use warm blankets
What does auscultation of newborn lungs reveal? - correct answer bronchovesicular or
bronchial breath sounds
Are fine crackles normal for newborns within the first few hours of life? - correct answer yes
What does a normal umbilical cord consists of? - correct answer 2 arteries, 1 vein
, What can a single umbilical artery (sua) indicated? - correct answer congenital anomalies
(cardiac or renal)
Universal newborn screening is done when? - correct answer at least by 1 month
When does cord separation usually occur? - correct answer 10-14 days old
What can you do to treat granuloma after cord falls off? - correct answer apply silver nitrate
When does an umbilical cord need to be evaluated? - correct answer foul-smelling, discharge,
or expanding redness
Multiple, firm, pearly, opalescent white papules over the forehead, nose, and cheeks (also called
epstein pearls) - correct answer milia
Prominent, yellow-white papules over cheeks, nose, and forehead - correct answer sebaceous
hyperplasia
Firm, yellow-white papules or pustules with an erythematous base over cheeks, nose, and forehead -
correct answer erythema toxic
When does erythema toxicum present? - correct answer around 24-48 hours
When does erythema toxicum go away? - correct answer clears within 2 weeks, completely
gone in 4 months
Superficial vesicopustules that rupture easily and leave a halo of white scales around a central
hyperpigmented macule - correct answer transient neonatal pustular melanosis
Where does transient neonatal pustular melanosis present? - correct answer on trunk, limbs,
palms, and soles
