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FINAL EXAM REVIEW NUR 113
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
A nurse is caring for a newborn who was born at 38 weeks of gestation, weighs 3,200 g, and is in the
60th percentile for weight. Based on the weight and gestational age, the nurse should classify this
neonate as which of the following?
A. Low birth weight
B. Appropriate for gestational age
C. Small for gestational age
D. Large for gestational age - Ans:✔✔-B
A nurse is completing a newborn assessment and observes small pearly white nodules on the roof of the
newborn's mouth. This finding is a characteristic of which of the following conditions?
A. Mongolian spots
B. Milia spots
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C. Erythema toxicum
D. Epstein's pearls - Ans:✔✔-D
A nurse is assessing the reflexes of a newborn. In checking for the Moro reflex, the nurse should perform
which of the following?
A. Hold the newborn vertically under arms and allow one foot to touch table.
B. Stimulate the pads of the newborn's hands with stroking or massage.
C. Stimulate the soles of the newborn's feet on the outer lateral surface of each foot.
D. Hold the newborn in a semi-sitting position, then allow the newborn's head and trunk to fall
backward. - Ans:✔✔-D
A nurse is completing an assessment. Which of the following data indicate the newborn is adapting to
extrauterine life? (Select all that apply.)
A. Expiratory grunting
B. Inspiratory nasal flaring
C. Apnea for 10-second periods
D. Obligatory nose breathing
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E. Crackles and wheezing - Ans:✔✔-C D
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse how to bathe a newborn and observes a bluish brown
marking across the newborn's lower back. The nurse should include which of the following information
in the teaching? A. "This is more commonly seen in newborns who have dark skin."
B. "This is a finding indicating hyperbilirubinemia."
C. "This is a forceps mark from an operative delivery."
D. "This is related to prolonged birth or trauma during delivery." - Ans:✔✔-A
A nurse is ove ointment neonatorum. Which of the preparing to to a newborn administer prophylactic to
prevent ophthalmia following medicatione should the nurse anticipate administering?
A. Ofloxacin
B. Nystatin
C. Erythromycin
D. Ceftriaxone - Ans:✔✔-C
A newborn was not dried completely after birth. This places the infant at risk for which of the following
types of heat loss?
A. Conduction
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FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024
FINAL EXAM REVIEW NUR 113
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
A nurse is caring for a newborn who was born at 38 weeks of gestation, weighs 3,200 g, and is in the
60th percentile for weight. Based on the weight and gestational age, the nurse should classify this
neonate as which of the following?
A. Low birth weight
B. Appropriate for gestational age
C. Small for gestational age
D. Large for gestational age - Ans:✔✔-B
A nurse is completing a newborn assessment and observes small pearly white nodules on the roof of the
newborn's mouth. This finding is a characteristic of which of the following conditions?
A. Mongolian spots
B. Milia spots
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C. Erythema toxicum
D. Epstein's pearls - Ans:✔✔-D
A nurse is assessing the reflexes of a newborn. In checking for the Moro reflex, the nurse should perform
which of the following?
A. Hold the newborn vertically under arms and allow one foot to touch table.
B. Stimulate the pads of the newborn's hands with stroking or massage.
C. Stimulate the soles of the newborn's feet on the outer lateral surface of each foot.
D. Hold the newborn in a semi-sitting position, then allow the newborn's head and trunk to fall
backward. - Ans:✔✔-D
A nurse is completing an assessment. Which of the following data indicate the newborn is adapting to
extrauterine life? (Select all that apply.)
A. Expiratory grunting
B. Inspiratory nasal flaring
C. Apnea for 10-second periods
D. Obligatory nose breathing
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E. Crackles and wheezing - Ans:✔✔-C D
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse how to bathe a newborn and observes a bluish brown
marking across the newborn's lower back. The nurse should include which of the following information
in the teaching? A. "This is more commonly seen in newborns who have dark skin."
B. "This is a finding indicating hyperbilirubinemia."
C. "This is a forceps mark from an operative delivery."
D. "This is related to prolonged birth or trauma during delivery." - Ans:✔✔-A
A nurse is ove ointment neonatorum. Which of the preparing to to a newborn administer prophylactic to
prevent ophthalmia following medicatione should the nurse anticipate administering?
A. Ofloxacin
B. Nystatin
C. Erythromycin
D. Ceftriaxone - Ans:✔✔-C
A newborn was not dried completely after birth. This places the infant at risk for which of the following
types of heat loss?
A. Conduction
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