EVOLVE MATERNITY NEWBORN EXAM 2024-
2025 / MATERNITY EVOLVE NEWBORN EXAM
ACTUAL EXAM 175 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
Terms in this set (175)
A 1-day-old newborn has Document the stool in the infant's record
just expelled a thick,
greenish-black stool. The
nurse determines that this is
the first stool. What should
the nurse do next?
A 7-lb, 4-oz (3290-g) boy is By suctioning the mouth before the nostrils
admitted to the nursery and
placed in a warm crib. The
neonate begins to choke on
mucus. How should the
nurse suction him with a
bulb syringe?
A 7-lb newborn is admitted Promote clotting of the blood
to the nursery with a
prescription for
intramuscular phytonadione
(vitamin K, Aquamephyton) 1
mg. The nurse explains to
the parents that this vitamin
is administered to:
,A 15-year-old emancipated Getting an informed consent signed by the mother of
minor gave birth to a boy the baby
36 hours ago and has
requested a circumcision.
What is the nurse's priority?
Absence or weakness of Gag
which of the following
reflexes during the
newborn assessment
should the nurse report to
the health care provider?
After a difficult birth, a 1 Reflex irritability: cry
neonate has an Apgar score 2 Respiratory rate: good cry
of 8 after 5 minutes. Which 3 Heart rate: 110 beats/min
signs met the criteria of 2
points? (Select all that
apply.)
After a newborn has skin- Metabolic acidosis
to-skin contact with the
mother, a nurse places the
newborn under a radiant
warmer. What complication
is the nurse attempting to
prevent?
After an uneventful Protecting the sac with moist sterile gauze
pregnancy a client gives
birth to an infant with a
meningocele. The neonate
has 1-minute and 5-minute
Apgar scores of 9 and 10,
respectively. What is the
priority nursing care for this
newborn?
, After being shown to the Taking them to visit their son as soon as possible
parents, a preterm male
newborn weighing 3 lb 15
oz (1500 g) is moved to the
neonatal intensive care unit.
What should the nurse's
plan for parental visits
include?
After the birth of her "Newborns are deficient in vitamin K. This treatment will
daughter, a mother tells the protect your baby from bleeding."
nurse, "I was told that my
baby has to have an
injection of vitamin K. She's
so small to be getting a
shot. Why does she have to
have it?" How should the
nurse respond?
At 1 minute after birth the 8
nurse determines that an
infant is crying, has a heart
rate of 140 breaths/min, has
blue hands and feet, resists
the suction catheter, and
keeps the legs flexed and
the arms extended. What
Apgar score should the
nurse assign?
At 10 hours of age a Suctioning the mouth
newborn has a large
amount of mucus in the
nasopharynx and becomes
cyanotic. What is the nurse's
initial action?
2025 / MATERNITY EVOLVE NEWBORN EXAM
ACTUAL EXAM 175 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
Terms in this set (175)
A 1-day-old newborn has Document the stool in the infant's record
just expelled a thick,
greenish-black stool. The
nurse determines that this is
the first stool. What should
the nurse do next?
A 7-lb, 4-oz (3290-g) boy is By suctioning the mouth before the nostrils
admitted to the nursery and
placed in a warm crib. The
neonate begins to choke on
mucus. How should the
nurse suction him with a
bulb syringe?
A 7-lb newborn is admitted Promote clotting of the blood
to the nursery with a
prescription for
intramuscular phytonadione
(vitamin K, Aquamephyton) 1
mg. The nurse explains to
the parents that this vitamin
is administered to:
,A 15-year-old emancipated Getting an informed consent signed by the mother of
minor gave birth to a boy the baby
36 hours ago and has
requested a circumcision.
What is the nurse's priority?
Absence or weakness of Gag
which of the following
reflexes during the
newborn assessment
should the nurse report to
the health care provider?
After a difficult birth, a 1 Reflex irritability: cry
neonate has an Apgar score 2 Respiratory rate: good cry
of 8 after 5 minutes. Which 3 Heart rate: 110 beats/min
signs met the criteria of 2
points? (Select all that
apply.)
After a newborn has skin- Metabolic acidosis
to-skin contact with the
mother, a nurse places the
newborn under a radiant
warmer. What complication
is the nurse attempting to
prevent?
After an uneventful Protecting the sac with moist sterile gauze
pregnancy a client gives
birth to an infant with a
meningocele. The neonate
has 1-minute and 5-minute
Apgar scores of 9 and 10,
respectively. What is the
priority nursing care for this
newborn?
, After being shown to the Taking them to visit their son as soon as possible
parents, a preterm male
newborn weighing 3 lb 15
oz (1500 g) is moved to the
neonatal intensive care unit.
What should the nurse's
plan for parental visits
include?
After the birth of her "Newborns are deficient in vitamin K. This treatment will
daughter, a mother tells the protect your baby from bleeding."
nurse, "I was told that my
baby has to have an
injection of vitamin K. She's
so small to be getting a
shot. Why does she have to
have it?" How should the
nurse respond?
At 1 minute after birth the 8
nurse determines that an
infant is crying, has a heart
rate of 140 breaths/min, has
blue hands and feet, resists
the suction catheter, and
keeps the legs flexed and
the arms extended. What
Apgar score should the
nurse assign?
At 10 hours of age a Suctioning the mouth
newborn has a large
amount of mucus in the
nasopharynx and becomes
cyanotic. What is the nurse's
initial action?
