Real Life: Maternal-Newborn 4.0 –
Study & Practice Guide
Nurse Toni is reviewing the handout about IV pain medications during labor with
Claire. Which of the follow statements should Nurse Toni make? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----"You can receive meperidine up until 4 hours prior to
birth."
Nurse Tony is reviewing the benefits of skin-to-skin contact for a newborn with
Claire and Kyle. Which of the following information should Nurse Toni include? - -
--✔✔✔ANSWER----Helps with thermoregulation.
Assists in stabilization of the heart rate.
Promotes early breastfeeding.
Supports regulation of blood glucose.
Nurse Toni is reviewing Apgar scoring with charge nurse Sandra. Identify the score
nurse Toni should assign to a newborn who has the following findings 1 minute
after birth. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----6
, Nurse Toni is reviewing routine newborn medications with Claire. Which of the
following medications should Nurse Toni include? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
Erythromycin ophthalmic ointment
Nurse Toni is teaching Claire and Kyle about safety measures for prevention of
newborn abduction. which of following statements should nurse Toni make? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----"You should remove the baby's ID bands after you return
home following discharge."
Nurse Toni is teaching Claire about collecting a blood specimen from a newborn
via a heel stick. Which of the following locations should Nurse Toni ask Claire to
identify as the location for the feel puncture? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----A
Nurse Toni is reviewing the steps of the heel stick procedure with Claire. Identify
the sequence Nurse Toni should follow. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Identify the
identity of the newborn.
Apply a warm cloth to the newborn's heel.
Cleanse the puncture site with antiseptic.
Pierce the skin with a puncture device.
Apply pressure to the heel with a gauze pad.