NR 327: Newborn Pop Quiz

NR 327: Newborn Pop Quiz 1) A nurse in a delivery room is assisting with the delivery of a newborn infant. After the delivery, the nurse prepares to prevent heat loss in the newborn resulting from evaporation by: 1. Warming the crib pad 2. Turning on the overhead radiant warmer 3. Closing the doors to the room 4. Drying the infant in a warm blanket 2) A nurse is assessing a newborn infant following circumcision and notes that the circumcised area is red with a small amount of bloody drainage. Which of the following nursing actions would be most appropriate? 1. Document the findings 2. Contact the physician 3. Circle the amount of bloody drainage on the dressing and reassess in 30 minutes 4. Reinforce the dressing 3) A nursing instructor asks a nursing student to describe the procedure for administering erythromycin ointment into the eyes if a neonate. The instructor determines that the student needs to research this procedure further if the student states: 1. “I will cleanse the neonate’s eyes before instilling ointment.” 2. “I will flush the eyes after instilling the ointment.” 3. “I will instill the eye ointment into each of the neonate’s conjunctival sacs within one hour after birth.” 4. “Administration of the eye ointment may be delayed until an hour or so after birth so that eye contact and parent-infant attachment and bonding can occur.” 4) A nurse in a newborn nursery is performing an assessment of a newborn infant. The nurse is preparing to measure the head circumference of the infant. The nurse would most appropriately: 1. Wrap the tape measure around the infant’s head and measure just above the eyebrows. 2. Place the tape measure under the infants head at the base of the skull and wrap around to the front just above the eyes 3. Place the tape measure under the infants head, wrap around the occiput, and measure just above the eyes 4. Place the tape measure at the back of the infant’s head, wrap around across the ears, and measure across the infant’s mouth. 5) When performing a newborn assessment, the nurse should measure the vital signs in the following sequence: 1. Pulse, respirations, temperature 2. Temperature, pulse, respirations 3. Respirations, temperature, pulse 4. Respirations, pulse, temperature 6) After reviewing the client’s maternal history of magnesium sulfate during labor, which condition would the nurse anticipate as a potential problem in the neonate? 1. Hypoglycemia 2. Jitteriness 3. Respiratory depression 4. Tachycardia 7) When teaching umbilical cord care to a new mother, the nurse would include which information? 1. Apply peroxide to the cord with each diaper change 2. Cover the cord with petroleum jelly after bathing 3. Keep the cord dry and open to air 4. Wash the cord with soap and water each day during a tub bath 8) A nurse prepares to administer a vitamin K injection to a newborn infant. The mother asks the nurse why her newborn infant needs the injection. The best response by the nurse would be: 1. “You infant needs vitamin K to develop immunity.” 2. “The vitamin K will protect your infant from being jaundiced.” 3. “Newborn infants are deficient in vitamin K, and this injection prevents your infant from abnormal bleeding.” 4. “Newborn infants have sterile bowels, and vitamin K promotes the growth of bacteria in the bowel.” 9) A nurse in a newborn nursery receives a phone call to prepare for the admission of a 43-week-gestation newborn with Apgar scores of 1 and 4. In planning for the admission of this infant, the nurse’s highest priority should be to: 1. Connect the resuscitation bag to the oxygen outlet 2. Turn on the apnea and cardiorespiratory monitors 3. Set up the intravenous line with 5% dextrose in water 4. Set the radiant warmer control te