Newborn Nursing care NCLEX Quiz 2
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- 1.A nursing instructor asks a nursing student to describe the procedure for administering erythromycin ointment into the eyes if a neonate. The instructor determines that the student needs to research this procedure further if the student states:
- A.
“I will cleanse the neonate’s eyes before instilling ointment.”
- B.
“I will flush the eyes after instilling the ointment.”
- C.
“I will instill the eye ointment into each of the neonate’s conjunctival sacs within one hour after birth.”
- D.
“Administration of the eye ointment may be delayed until an hour or so after birth so that eye contact and parent-infant attachment and bonding can occur.”
- 2.
- A.
Establish an airway for the baby
- B.
Ascertain the condition of the fundus
- C.
Quickly tie and cut the umbilical cord
- D.
Move mother and baby to the birthing unit
- 3.The primary critical observation for Apgar scoring is the:
- A.
Heart rate
- B.
Respiratory rate
- C.
Presence of meconium
- D.
Evaluation of the Moro reflex
- 4.When performing a newborn assessment. the nurse should measure the vital signs in the following sequence:
- A.
Pulse. respirations. temperature
- B.
Temperature. pulse. respirations
- C.
Respirations. temperature. pulse
- D.
Respirations. pulse. temperature
- 5.Within three (3) minutes after birth the normal heart rate of the infant may range between:
- A.
100 and 180
- B.
130 and 170
- C.
120 and 160
- D.
100 and 130
- 6.The expected respiratory rate of a neonate within three (3) minutes of birth may be as high as:
- A.
50
- B.
60
- C.
80
- D.
100
- 7.The nurse is aware that a healthy newborn’s respirations are:
- A.
Regular. abdominal. 40-50 per minute. deep
- B.
Irregular. abdominal. 30-60 per minute. shallow
- C.
Irregular. initiated by chest wall. 30-60 per minute. deep
- D.
Regular. initiated by the chest wall. 40-60 per minute. shallow
- 8.To help limit the development of hyperbilirubinemia in the neonate. the plan of care should include:
- A.
Monitoring for the passage of meconium each shift
- B.
Instituting phototherapy for 30 minutes every 6 hours
- C.
Substituting breastfeeding for formula during the 2nd day after birth
- D.
Supplementing breastfeeding with glucose water during the first 24 hours
- 9.A newborn has small. whitish. pinpoint spots over the nose. which the nurse knows are caused by retained sebaceous secretions. When charting this observation. the nurse identifies it as:
- A.
Milia
- B.
Lanugo
- C.
Whiteheads
- D.
Mongolian spots
- 10.
- A.
Screening for PKU
- B.
Vitamin K injection
- C.
Test for necrotizing enterocolitis
- D.
Heel stick for blood glucose level
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