Maternity Nursing Exam I
According to the APGAR scoring a score of 0-3 indicates what? - ANS-Severe distress
adjusting to extrauterine life
\According to the APGAR scoring a score of 4-6 indicates what? - ANS-Moderate difficulty
adjusting to extrauterine life
\According to the APGAR, scoring a score of 7-10 indicates what? - ANS-Minimal or no
difficulty adjusting to extrauterine life
\According to the Health Protection act of 1996 health plans are required to allow the mother
and baby to remain in the hospital for how long? Vaginal birth? Cesarean birth? -
ANS-Vaginal birth- 48 hours
Cesarean birth-96 hours
\Maternal postpartum assessment:
BUBBLE HE - ANS-Breasts
Uterus
Bowel
Bladder
Lochia-rubra,serosa,alba
Episiotomy
Homan's sign
Emotions
\Newborn assessment:
VRHBFTBHMGS-Valerie. Road. Horse. But. First. Tom. Browns. Horse. Marched. Greatly.
South. - ANS-Verify other in infants name tags
Respirations
Heart rate
Breath sounds
Fontanels
Temperature
Bowel sounds-Back Breath Sounds
Hand grasp
Moro reflex
Genitalia
Symmetrical-arms-legs
\On the APGAR assessment how is the "Activity" evaluated and scored? -
ANS-Activity=Muscle tone, Flaccid= 0 points, Some flexion of extremites=1 points, Well
flexed=2 points
\On the APGAR assessment how is the "Appearance" evaluated and scored? -
ANS-Appearance=Skin color, Blue, or pale=0 points, Body pink, extremities blue=1,
Completely pink=2
\On the APGAR assessment how is the "Grimace" evaluated and scored? -
ANS-Grimace=Reflex irritability, No response=0 points, Grimace=1 points, Cry=2 points
\On the APGAR assessment how is the "Pulse" evaluated and scored? - ANS-Pulse=Heart
rate, Absent=0 points, less than 100 BPM=1 points, Greater than 100 BMP=2 points
According to the APGAR scoring a score of 0-3 indicates what? - ANS-Severe distress
adjusting to extrauterine life
\According to the APGAR scoring a score of 4-6 indicates what? - ANS-Moderate difficulty
adjusting to extrauterine life
\According to the APGAR, scoring a score of 7-10 indicates what? - ANS-Minimal or no
difficulty adjusting to extrauterine life
\According to the Health Protection act of 1996 health plans are required to allow the mother
and baby to remain in the hospital for how long? Vaginal birth? Cesarean birth? -
ANS-Vaginal birth- 48 hours
Cesarean birth-96 hours
\Maternal postpartum assessment:
BUBBLE HE - ANS-Breasts
Uterus
Bowel
Bladder
Lochia-rubra,serosa,alba
Episiotomy
Homan's sign
Emotions
\Newborn assessment:
VRHBFTBHMGS-Valerie. Road. Horse. But. First. Tom. Browns. Horse. Marched. Greatly.
South. - ANS-Verify other in infants name tags
Respirations
Heart rate
Breath sounds
Fontanels
Temperature
Bowel sounds-Back Breath Sounds
Hand grasp
Moro reflex
Genitalia
Symmetrical-arms-legs
\On the APGAR assessment how is the "Activity" evaluated and scored? -
ANS-Activity=Muscle tone, Flaccid= 0 points, Some flexion of extremites=1 points, Well
flexed=2 points
\On the APGAR assessment how is the "Appearance" evaluated and scored? -
ANS-Appearance=Skin color, Blue, or pale=0 points, Body pink, extremities blue=1,
Completely pink=2
\On the APGAR assessment how is the "Grimace" evaluated and scored? -
ANS-Grimace=Reflex irritability, No response=0 points, Grimace=1 points, Cry=2 points
\On the APGAR assessment how is the "Pulse" evaluated and scored? - ANS-Pulse=Heart
rate, Absent=0 points, less than 100 BPM=1 points, Greater than 100 BMP=2 points
