Assessment and Care of Newborns in
Clinical Settings ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Cephalhematoma - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A swelling in one of the parietal areas
behind the frontal bone that does not cross the suture line.
Tonic neck reflex - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A spontaneous postural reflex of the
newborn present until the third month, also known as the fencing position.
Moro reflex - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Exhibited when a sudden change in equilibrium
causes extension and abduction of the extremities followed by flexion and adduction.
Babinski reflex - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Exhibited when the examiner runs a finger up
the lateral undersurface of the foot from the heel to the toes and then across the ball of the
foot; the toes separate and flare out in response.
Palmar grasp reflex - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Exhibited when the fingers flex around a
person's finger placed in the infant's palm.
Apgar score - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A score calculated based on five areas: heart rate,
respiratory effort, muscle tone, reflex irritability, and color.
Passive natural immunity - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Immunity developed from an
antigen-antibody response in the mother that is transmitted to the fetus.
Active natural immunity - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Immunity acquired by an individual
in response to a disease or an infection.
Active artificial immunity - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Immunity acquired by an individual
in response to small amounts of antigenic material, such as vaccination.
, Passive artificial immunity - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Immunity conferred by the
injection of antibodies prepared in another host.
Adequacy of the transition to extrauterine life - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Indicated by the
Apgar score recorded 5 minutes after birth, reflecting the cardiac and respiratory systems'
response to the environment.
Outer heel - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The preferred site to obtain blood for required
newborn metabolic testing because it is well perfused and heals quickly.
Nevi - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Small, flat pink spots resulting from a superficial
capillary defect, commonly found on the upper eyelids, nose, upper lip, and nape of the neck.
Desquamation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Peeling skin that occurs a few days after birth.
Mongolian spots - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Bluish-black areas of pigmentation found on
newborns.
Erythema toxicum - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A transient rash that appears 24 to 72 hours
after birth and can last up to 3 weeks of age.
Erythema toxicum - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A transient rash that appears 24 to 72 hours
after birth that can last up to 3 weeks of age.
Cold stress - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A condition that can be prevented by providing
warm, humidified oxygen to a preterm infant.
Apnea - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A condition not associated with the administration of
oxygen that is not warmed or humidified.
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A condition not associated with
the administration of oxygen that is not warmed or humidified.
Clinical Settings ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Cephalhematoma - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A swelling in one of the parietal areas
behind the frontal bone that does not cross the suture line.
Tonic neck reflex - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A spontaneous postural reflex of the
newborn present until the third month, also known as the fencing position.
Moro reflex - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Exhibited when a sudden change in equilibrium
causes extension and abduction of the extremities followed by flexion and adduction.
Babinski reflex - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Exhibited when the examiner runs a finger up
the lateral undersurface of the foot from the heel to the toes and then across the ball of the
foot; the toes separate and flare out in response.
Palmar grasp reflex - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Exhibited when the fingers flex around a
person's finger placed in the infant's palm.
Apgar score - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A score calculated based on five areas: heart rate,
respiratory effort, muscle tone, reflex irritability, and color.
Passive natural immunity - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Immunity developed from an
antigen-antibody response in the mother that is transmitted to the fetus.
Active natural immunity - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Immunity acquired by an individual
in response to a disease or an infection.
Active artificial immunity - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Immunity acquired by an individual
in response to small amounts of antigenic material, such as vaccination.
, Passive artificial immunity - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Immunity conferred by the
injection of antibodies prepared in another host.
Adequacy of the transition to extrauterine life - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Indicated by the
Apgar score recorded 5 minutes after birth, reflecting the cardiac and respiratory systems'
response to the environment.
Outer heel - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The preferred site to obtain blood for required
newborn metabolic testing because it is well perfused and heals quickly.
Nevi - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Small, flat pink spots resulting from a superficial
capillary defect, commonly found on the upper eyelids, nose, upper lip, and nape of the neck.
Desquamation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Peeling skin that occurs a few days after birth.
Mongolian spots - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Bluish-black areas of pigmentation found on
newborns.
Erythema toxicum - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A transient rash that appears 24 to 72 hours
after birth and can last up to 3 weeks of age.
Erythema toxicum - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A transient rash that appears 24 to 72 hours
after birth that can last up to 3 weeks of age.
Cold stress - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A condition that can be prevented by providing
warm, humidified oxygen to a preterm infant.
Apnea - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A condition not associated with the administration of
oxygen that is not warmed or humidified.
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A condition not associated with
the administration of oxygen that is not warmed or humidified.
