Maternal Newborn Exam 3 ATI practice Q
1. A nurse is caring for a newborn who was born at 38 weeks of gestation,
weighs 3,200 grams, and is in the 60th percentile for weight. Based on the
weight and gestational age, the nurse should classify this neonate as which of
the following?
a. Low birth weight
b. Appropriate for gestational age
c. Small for gestational age
d. Large for gestational age: appropriate for gestational age
2. A nurse is completing a newborn assessment and observes small pearly
white nodules on the roof of the newborn's mouth. This finding is a
characteristic of which of the following conditions?
a. Mongolian spots
b. Milia spots
c. Erythema toxicum
d. Epstein's pearls: epstein's pearls
3. A nurse is assessing the reflexes of a newborn. In checking for the Moro
reflex, the nurse should perform which of the following?
a. Hold the newborn vertically under arms and allow one foot to touch table
b. Stimulate the pads of the newborn's hands with stroking or massage
c. Stimulate the soles of the newborn's feet on the outer lateral surface of each foot
d.Hold the newborn in a semi-sitting position, then allow the newborn's head
and trunk to fall backward:
Hold the newborn in a semi-sitting position, then allow the newborn's head and trunk to
fall backward
4. A nurse is completing an assessment. Which of the following data
indicate the newborn is adapting to extrauterine life? (select all that apply).
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a. Expiratory grunting
b. Inspiratory nasal flaring
c. Apnea for 10-second periods
d. Obligatory nose breathing
e. Crackles & wheezing: Apnea for 10-second periods
Obligatory nose breathing
5. A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse how to bathe a newborn and
observes a bluish brown marking across the newborn's lower back. The nurse
should include which of the following information in the teaching?
a. "This is more commonly seen in newborns who have dark skin."
b. "This is a finding indicating hyperbilirubinemia."
c. "This is a forceps mark from an operative delivery."
d. "This is related to prolonged birth or trauma during delivery.": "This is more commonly
seen in newborns who have dark skin."
6. A nurse is preparing to administer prophylactic eye ointment to a newborn
to prevent opthalmia neonatorum. Which of the following medications
should the nurse anticipate administering?
a. Ofloxacin
b. Nystatin
c. Erythromycin
d. Cefttriaxone: erythromycin
7. A newborn was not dried completely after birth. This places the infant at
risk for which of the following types of heat loss?
a. Conduction
b. Convection
c. Evaporation
d. Radiation: evaporation
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1. A nurse is caring for a newborn who was born at 38 weeks of gestation,
weighs 3,200 grams, and is in the 60th percentile for weight. Based on the
weight and gestational age, the nurse should classify this neonate as which of
the following?
a. Low birth weight
b. Appropriate for gestational age
c. Small for gestational age
d. Large for gestational age: appropriate for gestational age
2. A nurse is completing a newborn assessment and observes small pearly
white nodules on the roof of the newborn's mouth. This finding is a
characteristic of which of the following conditions?
a. Mongolian spots
b. Milia spots
c. Erythema toxicum
d. Epstein's pearls: epstein's pearls
3. A nurse is assessing the reflexes of a newborn. In checking for the Moro
reflex, the nurse should perform which of the following?
a. Hold the newborn vertically under arms and allow one foot to touch table
b. Stimulate the pads of the newborn's hands with stroking or massage
c. Stimulate the soles of the newborn's feet on the outer lateral surface of each foot
d.Hold the newborn in a semi-sitting position, then allow the newborn's head
and trunk to fall backward:
Hold the newborn in a semi-sitting position, then allow the newborn's head and trunk to
fall backward
4. A nurse is completing an assessment. Which of the following data
indicate the newborn is adapting to extrauterine life? (select all that apply).
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a. Expiratory grunting
b. Inspiratory nasal flaring
c. Apnea for 10-second periods
d. Obligatory nose breathing
e. Crackles & wheezing: Apnea for 10-second periods
Obligatory nose breathing
5. A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse how to bathe a newborn and
observes a bluish brown marking across the newborn's lower back. The nurse
should include which of the following information in the teaching?
a. "This is more commonly seen in newborns who have dark skin."
b. "This is a finding indicating hyperbilirubinemia."
c. "This is a forceps mark from an operative delivery."
d. "This is related to prolonged birth or trauma during delivery.": "This is more commonly
seen in newborns who have dark skin."
6. A nurse is preparing to administer prophylactic eye ointment to a newborn
to prevent opthalmia neonatorum. Which of the following medications
should the nurse anticipate administering?
a. Ofloxacin
b. Nystatin
c. Erythromycin
d. Cefttriaxone: erythromycin
7. A newborn was not dried completely after birth. This places the infant at
risk for which of the following types of heat loss?
a. Conduction
b. Convection
c. Evaporation
d. Radiation: evaporation
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