2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
◉ Which assessment finding indicates to the nurse that a newborn
has hip subluxation? Answer: Inability of the right hip to abduct
◉ The nurse is providing discharge teaching to the post-partum
client regarding mood changes to report. In differentiating between
post partum depression and baby blues what should be included in
the instructions? Answer: Baby blues may present in the first few
days after birth and resolve prior to the second postpartum week.
◉ Hypoglycemia in a mature infant is defined as a blood glucose
level below which amount? Answer: 40-100
◉ The nurse assesses a postpartum client's discharge as being
moderate in amount and red in color. How should the nurse
document the appearance Answer: Lochia rubra
◉ By the time children reach their tenth birthday, they should have
learned to trust others and should have developed a sense of what?
Answer: industry
, ◉ The parents of a newborn are concerned that something is wrong
with their newborns eyesight. What should the nurse instruct the
parents as being Answer: follows a light to the midline
◉ A nurse is caring for a four year old female. Which of the following
is expected of a preschool-aged child? Answer: relaxing fears to
magical thinking
◉ In providing care to the postpartum client the nurse recognizes
that women are hypercoagulable during the 3rd trimester of
pregnancy and that assessment of this client should include
evaluation for the development of venous thromoembolism. Which
of the following should be included in this evaluation? Answer: -
observe the lower extremities
- Observation of respiratory rate and effort
◉ The nurse has instructed on the importance of providing a toddler
with a balanced diet. Which observation during a home visit
indicates that instruction has been effective? Answer: The mother
prepares a scrambled egg for the toddler's breakfast.
◉ The nurse is caring for a postpartum woman 18 hours after
primary cesarean section for preeclampsia. The client is noted to
have a boggy and a moderate to large amount of vaginal bleeding.