NR 327 Exam #2 Maternal-Newborn Nursing & Neonatal Care Exam Study Guide
| Newborn Assessment, Apgar Scoring, Vital Signs, Neonatal Reflexes (Moro,
Rooting, Babinski, Tonic Neck, Grasp), Physiologic vs Pathologic Jaundice,
Hyperbilirubinemia & Phototherapy Nursing Care, Developmental Hip Dysplasia
Screening (Ortolani Test, Pavlik Harness), Caput Succedaneum vs
Cephalohematoma, Mongolian Spots, Milia, Erythema Toxicum, Newborn
Thermoregulation & Cold Stress Prevention (Conduction, Convection,
Evaporation, Radiation), SIDS Prevention (Back-to-Sleep, Safe Sleep ABCs),
Breastfeeding Techniques & Lactation Support (Colostrum, Cluster Feeding,
Latch Techniques, Football Hold), Bottle Feeding Guidelines & Formula
Preparation, Umbilical Cord Care, Circumcision Care with Gomco Clamp,
Newborn Screening Disorders (PKU, Galactosemia, Cryptorchidism), Premature
Infant Complications (Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Necrotizing Enterocolitis,
Hypoglycemia, Retinopathy of Prematurity), Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome &
Finnegan Scoring, Prenatal Drug Exposure Signs & Nursing Care, Infection
Prevention in Postpartum Clients, Uterine Atony & Postpartum Hemorrhage
Management (Oxytocin, Methylergonovine) Exam Questions Verified and
Provided with Complete A+ Graded Rationales Latest Updated 2026
The nurse should educate the bottlefeeding mom to anticipate what stool findings?
Light yellow, foul smelling, formed
A first time mother during her first feeding session asks why her milk looks old, it's thick, and
yellow
This is colostrum; it's high in protein and immunoglobulin A
,Name 2 early signs of hunger in an infant. Cues for the mother to feed.
Licking or sucking, lip smacking, rooting, hands to mouth, sucking on hands, restless
What would be a preferred breastfeeding position for a post c-section mother?
Football/clutch, side-lying
When should solid food be introduced and what should it consist of?
4-6 months; iron-fortified rice cereal
Name the 2 most common IM injections the newborn is given
Vitamin K
Hep B vaccine
This care is provided post-Gomco clamp circumcision
Petroleum jelly application
A parent asks when the cord will fall off
10-14 days
,How is temperature regulated when an infant is placed in a warmer?
Temperature sensor to upper abdomen
Name 3 things to prevent SIDS
Back to sleep, pacifier, non-smoking, firm bedding, no co-sleeping, don't overheat
What is the nursing consideration for an infant displaying a yellow color to their skin (nose,
sternum) during the first 24 hours?
Nonphysiologic jaundice, hyperbilirubinemia
A child has a positive ortolani test with uneven limb lengths and asymmetrical gluteal folds.
What is suspected?
Developmental hip dysplasia
The nurse checks a jittery LGA baby's glucose and gets 40mg/dL. What is her priority action?
Feed the baby
This is a newborn screening test for the inability to metabolize phenylalanine and if positive
requires special formula
PKU (low protein)
, The nurse is unable to palpate the testes of a male infant, what is the disorder?
Cryptorchidism
The infant is born with swelling that crosses suture lines and should resolve in a couple days has
which finding?
Caput succedaneum
This "soft spot" is diamond shaped and should close by 18 months
Anterior fontanel
A mother is concerned that her baby was born with a large bruise to its sacral area. How should
the nurse respond?
This is a mongolian spot and is a normal finding of darker skin in that area.
When bumping the infants crib, the infant displays sharp extension and abduction of the arms
followed by flexion and adduction. What is being exhibited?
Moro reflex
The nurse observes a newborn with leathery, cracked wrinkled skin; frog leg posture; a 0 degree
square window, with plantar creases. What do these characteristics reflect?
This is a full or post-term baby
| Newborn Assessment, Apgar Scoring, Vital Signs, Neonatal Reflexes (Moro,
Rooting, Babinski, Tonic Neck, Grasp), Physiologic vs Pathologic Jaundice,
Hyperbilirubinemia & Phototherapy Nursing Care, Developmental Hip Dysplasia
Screening (Ortolani Test, Pavlik Harness), Caput Succedaneum vs
Cephalohematoma, Mongolian Spots, Milia, Erythema Toxicum, Newborn
Thermoregulation & Cold Stress Prevention (Conduction, Convection,
Evaporation, Radiation), SIDS Prevention (Back-to-Sleep, Safe Sleep ABCs),
Breastfeeding Techniques & Lactation Support (Colostrum, Cluster Feeding,
Latch Techniques, Football Hold), Bottle Feeding Guidelines & Formula
Preparation, Umbilical Cord Care, Circumcision Care with Gomco Clamp,
Newborn Screening Disorders (PKU, Galactosemia, Cryptorchidism), Premature
Infant Complications (Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Necrotizing Enterocolitis,
Hypoglycemia, Retinopathy of Prematurity), Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome &
Finnegan Scoring, Prenatal Drug Exposure Signs & Nursing Care, Infection
Prevention in Postpartum Clients, Uterine Atony & Postpartum Hemorrhage
Management (Oxytocin, Methylergonovine) Exam Questions Verified and
Provided with Complete A+ Graded Rationales Latest Updated 2026
The nurse should educate the bottlefeeding mom to anticipate what stool findings?
Light yellow, foul smelling, formed
A first time mother during her first feeding session asks why her milk looks old, it's thick, and
yellow
This is colostrum; it's high in protein and immunoglobulin A
,Name 2 early signs of hunger in an infant. Cues for the mother to feed.
Licking or sucking, lip smacking, rooting, hands to mouth, sucking on hands, restless
What would be a preferred breastfeeding position for a post c-section mother?
Football/clutch, side-lying
When should solid food be introduced and what should it consist of?
4-6 months; iron-fortified rice cereal
Name the 2 most common IM injections the newborn is given
Vitamin K
Hep B vaccine
This care is provided post-Gomco clamp circumcision
Petroleum jelly application
A parent asks when the cord will fall off
10-14 days
,How is temperature regulated when an infant is placed in a warmer?
Temperature sensor to upper abdomen
Name 3 things to prevent SIDS
Back to sleep, pacifier, non-smoking, firm bedding, no co-sleeping, don't overheat
What is the nursing consideration for an infant displaying a yellow color to their skin (nose,
sternum) during the first 24 hours?
Nonphysiologic jaundice, hyperbilirubinemia
A child has a positive ortolani test with uneven limb lengths and asymmetrical gluteal folds.
What is suspected?
Developmental hip dysplasia
The nurse checks a jittery LGA baby's glucose and gets 40mg/dL. What is her priority action?
Feed the baby
This is a newborn screening test for the inability to metabolize phenylalanine and if positive
requires special formula
PKU (low protein)
, The nurse is unable to palpate the testes of a male infant, what is the disorder?
Cryptorchidism
The infant is born with swelling that crosses suture lines and should resolve in a couple days has
which finding?
Caput succedaneum
This "soft spot" is diamond shaped and should close by 18 months
Anterior fontanel
A mother is concerned that her baby was born with a large bruise to its sacral area. How should
the nurse respond?
This is a mongolian spot and is a normal finding of darker skin in that area.
When bumping the infants crib, the infant displays sharp extension and abduction of the arms
followed by flexion and adduction. What is being exhibited?
Moro reflex
The nurse observes a newborn with leathery, cracked wrinkled skin; frog leg posture; a 0 degree
square window, with plantar creases. What do these characteristics reflect?
This is a full or post-term baby
