PN 3003 Maternity Exam Questions
and Answers All Correct
What is baby acne? - Answer- inflammation of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles of
the skin
What is baby acne cause by? - Answer- - crying
- vomit
- saliva
- fabrics that irritate the skin
What is the babinski reflex? - Answer- Used to assess the reflex response when the
body receives stimuli
What demonstrates the attachment between the mom and baby? - Answer- - skin to
skin
- calling newborn by name
- talking in high pitched gentle voice
What is a complication of a baby with a cleft lip and palate - Answer- - difficulty breast
feeding/ eating
can cause baby to have constipation
What is a reason for a downsyndrome pt to be hospitilized? - Answer- leukemia
What is caput? - Answer- swelling across the suture lines and gradually subsides w/o
treatment
What is a cephalohematoma? - Answer- hematoma protrudes from beneath the scalp
and is caused by a collection of blood beneath the cranial bone
What is the difference between caput and cephalohematoma? - Answer-
cephalhematoma = blood doesnt NOT cross sutures
Caput = blood CROSSES sutures
What happens when PKU (phenylketonuria) goes undiagnosed? - Answer- can result in
severe cognative disability if not detected and treated early
Personal TX for mastitis - Answer- hot showers; warm compress, antibiotics
, Why would you tell a mom to stop pushing as the baby is crowing? - Answer- - The
baby's head may be emerging too quickly causing tears/ lacerations
- The cord could be wrapped around the baby's neck
Gravida - Answer- Pregnacy
Primigravida - Answer- pregnant for the first time
Nulligravida - Answer- a woman who has never been pregnant
Multigravida - Answer- a woman who has had two or more pregnancies
Primipara - Answer- first delivery
Para - Answer- Delivery
GTPAL: G - Answer- number of pregnancies
GTPAL: T - Answer- number of term births (36-40 weeks)
GTPAL: P - Answer- Number of preterm deliveries (under 36 weeks)
GTPAL: A - Answer- Number of abortions
GTPAL: L - Answer- Number of living children
APGAR use - Answer- Nurses evaluate each sign of the apgar system and totals the
schore of 1 and 5 minutes after birth to assess the condition of the infant
APGAR score of 8-10 - Answer- requries no action other than continued observation
and support of infants adaptaions
APGAR score of 4-7 - Answer- means the infant needs gentle stimulation such as
rubbing the back, the posibility of opioid-induced respiratory distress should be
considered
APGAR score less than 3 - Answer- severe distress, infant needs active resucitation
Newborn is born at 5 mins. what is the APGAR score? - Answer- scored 4-7
possible signs of pregnancy - Answer- - amenorrhea
- nausea, vomiting
- fatigue, breast change
- frequent urination
and Answers All Correct
What is baby acne? - Answer- inflammation of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles of
the skin
What is baby acne cause by? - Answer- - crying
- vomit
- saliva
- fabrics that irritate the skin
What is the babinski reflex? - Answer- Used to assess the reflex response when the
body receives stimuli
What demonstrates the attachment between the mom and baby? - Answer- - skin to
skin
- calling newborn by name
- talking in high pitched gentle voice
What is a complication of a baby with a cleft lip and palate - Answer- - difficulty breast
feeding/ eating
can cause baby to have constipation
What is a reason for a downsyndrome pt to be hospitilized? - Answer- leukemia
What is caput? - Answer- swelling across the suture lines and gradually subsides w/o
treatment
What is a cephalohematoma? - Answer- hematoma protrudes from beneath the scalp
and is caused by a collection of blood beneath the cranial bone
What is the difference between caput and cephalohematoma? - Answer-
cephalhematoma = blood doesnt NOT cross sutures
Caput = blood CROSSES sutures
What happens when PKU (phenylketonuria) goes undiagnosed? - Answer- can result in
severe cognative disability if not detected and treated early
Personal TX for mastitis - Answer- hot showers; warm compress, antibiotics
, Why would you tell a mom to stop pushing as the baby is crowing? - Answer- - The
baby's head may be emerging too quickly causing tears/ lacerations
- The cord could be wrapped around the baby's neck
Gravida - Answer- Pregnacy
Primigravida - Answer- pregnant for the first time
Nulligravida - Answer- a woman who has never been pregnant
Multigravida - Answer- a woman who has had two or more pregnancies
Primipara - Answer- first delivery
Para - Answer- Delivery
GTPAL: G - Answer- number of pregnancies
GTPAL: T - Answer- number of term births (36-40 weeks)
GTPAL: P - Answer- Number of preterm deliveries (under 36 weeks)
GTPAL: A - Answer- Number of abortions
GTPAL: L - Answer- Number of living children
APGAR use - Answer- Nurses evaluate each sign of the apgar system and totals the
schore of 1 and 5 minutes after birth to assess the condition of the infant
APGAR score of 8-10 - Answer- requries no action other than continued observation
and support of infants adaptaions
APGAR score of 4-7 - Answer- means the infant needs gentle stimulation such as
rubbing the back, the posibility of opioid-induced respiratory distress should be
considered
APGAR score less than 3 - Answer- severe distress, infant needs active resucitation
Newborn is born at 5 mins. what is the APGAR score? - Answer- scored 4-7
possible signs of pregnancy - Answer- - amenorrhea
- nausea, vomiting
- fatigue, breast change
- frequent urination
