APGAR Practice NCLEX Questions – Newborn Assessment Scenarios with Answer Key

  BLANK PAGE   You're assessing the one minute APGAR score of a newborn baby. On assessment, you note the following about your newborn patient: heart rate 130, pink body and hands with cyanotic feet, weak cry, flexion of the arms and legs, active movement and crying when stimulated. What is your patient's APGAR score? a. APGAR 9 b. APGAR 10 c. APGAR 8 d. APGAR 5 - CORRECT ANSWER c. APGAR 8" "You're assessing the one minute APGAR score of a newborn baby. On assessment, you note the following about your newborn patient: heart rate 101, cyanotic body and extremities, no response to stimulation, no flexion of extremities, and strong cry. What is your patient's APGAR score? a. APGAR 4 b. APGAR 6 c. APGAR 3 d. APGAR 2 - CORRECT ANSWER a. APGAR 4" "You're assessing the one minute APGAR score of a newborn baby. On assessment, you note the following about your newborn patient: weak cry, some flexion of the arm and legs, active movement and cries to stimulation, heart rate 145, and pallor all over the body and extremities. What is your patient's APGAR score? a. APGAR 5 b. APGAR 9 c. APGAR 12 d. APGAR 6 - CORRECT ANSWER d. APGAR 6" "A newborn's five minute APGAR score is 5. Which of the following nursing interventions will you provide to this newborn? a. Routine post-delivery care. b. Continue to monitor and reassess the APGAR score in 10 minutes. c. Some resuscitation assistance such as O2 and rubbing baby's back and reassess APGAR score. d. Full resuscitation assistance is needed and reassess APGAR score. - CORRECT ANSWER c. Some resuscitation assistance such as O2 and rubbing baby's back and reassess APGAR score." "When should an APGAR score be reassessed? a. 2 minutes b. 10 minutes c. 5 minutes d. No reassessment of APGAR score is needed. - CORRECT ANSWER b. 10 minutes" "You're assessing the five minute APGAR score of a newborn baby. On assessment, you note the following about your newborn patient: pink body and hands with cyanotic feet, heart rate 109, grimace to stimulation, flaccid, and irregular cry. What is your patient's APGAR score? a. APGAR 8 b. APGAR 5 c. APGAR 6 d. APGAR 3 - CORRECT ANSWER b. APGAR 5" "You're assessing the five minute APGAR score of a newborn baby. On assessment, you note the following about your newborn patient: heart rate 97, no response to stimulation, flaccid, absent respirations, cyanotic throughout. What is your patient's APGAR score? a. APGAR 2 b. APGAR 3 c. APGAR 0 d. APGAR 1 - CORRECT ANSWER d. APGAR 1" "A newborn's one minute APGAR score is 8. Which of the following nursing interventions will you provide to this newborn? a. Routine post-delivery care. b. Full resuscitation assistance is needed and reassess APGAR score. c. Continue to monitor and reassess the APGAR score within 10 minutes. d. Some resuscitation assistance such as oxygen. - CORRECT ANSWER a. Routine post-delivery care." "