AWHONN Neonatal Modules
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A deformation is a(n) - ANSWER ✔✔abnormality caused by unusual
mechanical forces on normal tissue.
A low birth weight infant's temperature increases during skin-to-skin
care. This is an example of heat transfer by - ANSWER
✔✔conduction.
At the onset of labor the release of catecholamines stimulates -
ANSWER ✔✔increased absorption of lung fluid.
,An edematous, bruised lesion on the right anterior scalp where the
vacuum was applied. This lesion has clearly demarcated edges, is firm
to touch, and does not cross the suture line. This is best described as a -
ANSWER ✔✔cephalohematoma.
An infant born at 40 5/7 weeks gestation and weighed 5 lbs 2oz (2,360
grams). In completing a gestational age assessment on this infant, you
would identify her as - ANSWER ✔✔term, small for gestational age.
During fetal life, the ductus arteriosus - ANSWER ✔✔diverts blood
flow from the pulmonary artery to the descending aorta.
Expected findings in a neonate born to a mother who received
magnesium sulfate in labor include - ANSWER ✔✔hypotonia.
Eye prophylaxis with a single-use dose of sterile ophthalmic ointment
containing 1% tetracycline or 0.5% erythromycin is usually administered
within the first few hours of birth to prevent an eye infection caused by -
ANSWER ✔✔gonorrhea.
Following a birth complicated by shoulder dystocia, the neonate should
be assessed for - ANSWER ✔✔Erb's palsy.
,Preeclampsia may result in all of the following fetal conditions -
ANSWER ✔✔growth restriction, hypoxia/neurological injury,
prematurity.
Hyperthermia is defined as an axillary temperature greater than 99.5ºF
(37.5ºC). The MOST common cause of hyperthermia in the newborn is -
ANSWER ✔✔environmental.
In the immediate newborn transition period, the ability to maintain
functional residual lung capacity is most dependent upon - ANSWER
✔✔an adequate amount of alveolar surfactant.
Neonates at risk of hypoglycemia should have their glucose levels
evaluated within 2 hours of life because - ANSWER ✔✔blood glucose
levels reach their lowest point within one to two hours after delivery.
Polycythemia in the immediate newborn period is often associated with -
ANSWER ✔✔infant of a diabetic mother.
Symptoms of mild perinatal asphyxia include - ANSWER
✔✔hyperalert state and jitteriness.
The condition in which the newborn's immature hypothalamus does not
regulate peripheral blood vessels, resulting in a vasoconstriction on one
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, side of the body with a vasodilation on the opposite side of the body is
called - ANSWER ✔✔harlequin phenomena.
The following conditions may all lead to metabolic acidosis -
ANSWER ✔✔loss of HCO3/excess acid load d/t prematurity, renal
tubular necrosis, severe diarrhea, hypoxia, hypoperfusion, inborn errors
of metabolism, caloric deprivation, intolerance of cow's milk protein.
The full newborn cardiovascular assessment includes auscultation,
inspection, and palpation. The point of maximum impulse is usually
palpable and can be auscultated in the - ANSWER ✔✔third to fourth
intercostal space and left of the midclavicular line.
The neonate born to a mother with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus should
be evaluated for - ANSWER ✔✔congenital malformations.
You are the nurse caring for a 38 weeks gestation, female infant, who
was born one hour ago in the parking lot of the emergency room. On
admission to the nursery, the neonate's rectal temperature was 95ºF
(35ºC). You recognize that cold stress may predispose the infant to -
ANSWER ✔✔increased oxygen consumption and hypoxia.
A full term neonate who presents at six hours of age with increasingly
labile oxygenation that appears disproportionate to the pulmonary
2026 Exam Questions and
Correct Answers | New Update
A deformation is a(n) - ANSWER ✔✔abnormality caused by unusual
mechanical forces on normal tissue.
A low birth weight infant's temperature increases during skin-to-skin
care. This is an example of heat transfer by - ANSWER
✔✔conduction.
At the onset of labor the release of catecholamines stimulates -
ANSWER ✔✔increased absorption of lung fluid.
,An edematous, bruised lesion on the right anterior scalp where the
vacuum was applied. This lesion has clearly demarcated edges, is firm
to touch, and does not cross the suture line. This is best described as a -
ANSWER ✔✔cephalohematoma.
An infant born at 40 5/7 weeks gestation and weighed 5 lbs 2oz (2,360
grams). In completing a gestational age assessment on this infant, you
would identify her as - ANSWER ✔✔term, small for gestational age.
During fetal life, the ductus arteriosus - ANSWER ✔✔diverts blood
flow from the pulmonary artery to the descending aorta.
Expected findings in a neonate born to a mother who received
magnesium sulfate in labor include - ANSWER ✔✔hypotonia.
Eye prophylaxis with a single-use dose of sterile ophthalmic ointment
containing 1% tetracycline or 0.5% erythromycin is usually administered
within the first few hours of birth to prevent an eye infection caused by -
ANSWER ✔✔gonorrhea.
Following a birth complicated by shoulder dystocia, the neonate should
be assessed for - ANSWER ✔✔Erb's palsy.
,Preeclampsia may result in all of the following fetal conditions -
ANSWER ✔✔growth restriction, hypoxia/neurological injury,
prematurity.
Hyperthermia is defined as an axillary temperature greater than 99.5ºF
(37.5ºC). The MOST common cause of hyperthermia in the newborn is -
ANSWER ✔✔environmental.
In the immediate newborn transition period, the ability to maintain
functional residual lung capacity is most dependent upon - ANSWER
✔✔an adequate amount of alveolar surfactant.
Neonates at risk of hypoglycemia should have their glucose levels
evaluated within 2 hours of life because - ANSWER ✔✔blood glucose
levels reach their lowest point within one to two hours after delivery.
Polycythemia in the immediate newborn period is often associated with -
ANSWER ✔✔infant of a diabetic mother.
Symptoms of mild perinatal asphyxia include - ANSWER
✔✔hyperalert state and jitteriness.
The condition in which the newborn's immature hypothalamus does not
regulate peripheral blood vessels, resulting in a vasoconstriction on one
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, side of the body with a vasodilation on the opposite side of the body is
called - ANSWER ✔✔harlequin phenomena.
The following conditions may all lead to metabolic acidosis -
ANSWER ✔✔loss of HCO3/excess acid load d/t prematurity, renal
tubular necrosis, severe diarrhea, hypoxia, hypoperfusion, inborn errors
of metabolism, caloric deprivation, intolerance of cow's milk protein.
The full newborn cardiovascular assessment includes auscultation,
inspection, and palpation. The point of maximum impulse is usually
palpable and can be auscultated in the - ANSWER ✔✔third to fourth
intercostal space and left of the midclavicular line.
The neonate born to a mother with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus should
be evaluated for - ANSWER ✔✔congenital malformations.
You are the nurse caring for a 38 weeks gestation, female infant, who
was born one hour ago in the parking lot of the emergency room. On
admission to the nursery, the neonate's rectal temperature was 95ºF
(35ºC). You recognize that cold stress may predispose the infant to -
ANSWER ✔✔increased oxygen consumption and hypoxia.
A full term neonate who presents at six hours of age with increasingly
labile oxygenation that appears disproportionate to the pulmonary
