ATI PROCTORED EXAM OB MATERNAL
NEWBORN 2026 STUDY GUIDE MODULE
REVIEW NOTES AND CORE NURSING
CONCEPTS
◉ APGAR
Reflex irritability
Answer: 0= none
2= grimace
3= cry
◉ APGAR
Color scoring
Answer: 0= Blue, pale
1= pink body, cyanotic hands and feet (acrocyanosis)
2= Completely pink
◉ Normal newborn weight range:
Answer: 2500-4000 grams
◉ Low birth weight
, Answer: less than 2500 grams
◉ Term birth
Answer: between 38 weeks and 42 weeks
◉ Grunting and nasal flaring are:
Answer: signs of respiratory distress
◉ crackles and wheezing are signs of
Answer: fluid or infection in the lungs
◉ Newborn BP should be
Answer: 60-80 systolic and 40-50 diastolic
◉ Newborn temp should be
Answer: 97.7-98.9
◉ Milia
Answer: small raised white spots on nose, chin, and forehead
◉ mongolian spots
Answer: bluish purple spots of pigmentation
NEWBORN 2026 STUDY GUIDE MODULE
REVIEW NOTES AND CORE NURSING
CONCEPTS
◉ APGAR
Reflex irritability
Answer: 0= none
2= grimace
3= cry
◉ APGAR
Color scoring
Answer: 0= Blue, pale
1= pink body, cyanotic hands and feet (acrocyanosis)
2= Completely pink
◉ Normal newborn weight range:
Answer: 2500-4000 grams
◉ Low birth weight
, Answer: less than 2500 grams
◉ Term birth
Answer: between 38 weeks and 42 weeks
◉ Grunting and nasal flaring are:
Answer: signs of respiratory distress
◉ crackles and wheezing are signs of
Answer: fluid or infection in the lungs
◉ Newborn BP should be
Answer: 60-80 systolic and 40-50 diastolic
◉ Newborn temp should be
Answer: 97.7-98.9
◉ Milia
Answer: small raised white spots on nose, chin, and forehead
◉ mongolian spots
Answer: bluish purple spots of pigmentation
