Newborn Nursing care NCLEX Quiz 3

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    The nurse is aware that a neonate of a mother with diabetes is at risk for what complication?

    • Anemia
    • Hypoglycemia
    • Nitrogen loss
    • Thrombosis
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  • 2. 

    Neonates of mothers with diabetes are at risk for which complication following birth?

    • Atelectasis

    • Microcephaly

    • Pneumothorax

    • Macrosomia

    Correct Answer
    A. Macrosomia
    Explanation
    Neonates of mothers with diabetes are at increased risk for macrosomia (excessive fetal growth) as a result of the combination of the increased supply of maternal glucose and an increase in fetal insulin.

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  • 3. 

    The nurse decides on a teaching plan for a new mother and her infant. The plan should include:

    • Discussing the matter with her in a non-threatening manner

    • Showing by example and explanation how to care for the infant

    • Setting up a schedule for teaching the mother how to care for her baby

    • Supplying the emotional support to the mother and encouraging her independence

    Correct Answer
    A. Showing by example and explanation how to care for the infant
    Explanation
    Teaching the mother by example is a non-threatening approach that allows her to proceed at her own pace.

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  • 4. 

    Which action best explains the main role of surfactant in the neonate?

    • Assists with ciliary body maturation in the upper airways

    • Helps maintain a rhythmic breathing pattern

    • Promotes clearing mucus from the respiratory tract

    • Helps the lungs remain expanded after the initiation of breathing

    Correct Answer
    A. Helps the lungs remain expanded after the initiation of breathing
    Explanation
    Surfactant works by reducing surface tension in the lung. Surfactant allows the lung to remain slightly expanded. decreasing the amount of work required for inspiration.

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  • 5. 

    While assessing a 2-hour old neonate. the nurse observes the neonate to have acrocyanosis. Which of the following nursing actions should be performed initially?

    • Activate the code blue or emergency system

    • Do nothing because acrocyanosis is normal in the neonate

    • Immediately take the newborn’s temperature according to hospital policy

    • Notify the physician of the need for a cardiac consult

    Correct Answer
    A. Do nothing because acrocyanosis is normal in the neonate
    Explanation
    Acrocyanosis. or bluish discoloration of the hands and feet in the neonate (also called peripheral cyanosis). is a normal finding and shouldn’t last more than 24 hours after birth.

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  • 6. 

    After reviewing the client’s maternal history of magnesium sulfate during labor. which condition would the nurse anticipate as a potential problem in the neonate?

    • Hypoglycemia

    • Jitteriness

    • Respiratory depression

    • Tachycardia

    Correct Answer
    A. Respiratory depression
    Explanation
    Magnesium sulfate crosses the placenta and adverse neonatal effects are respiratory depression. hypotonia. and Bradycardia.

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  • 7. 

    A client has just given birth at 42 weeks’ gestation. When assessing the neonate. which physical finding is expected?

    • A sleepy. lethargic baby

    • Lanugo covering the body

    • Desquamation of the epidermis

    • Vernix caseosa covering the body

    Correct Answer
    A. Desquamation of the epidermis
    Explanation
    Postdate fetuses lose the vernix caseosa. and the epidermis may become desquamated. These neonates are usually very alert. Lanugo is missing in the postdate neonate.

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  • 8. 

    A neonate has been diagnosed with caput succedaneum. Which statement is correct about this condition?

    • It usually resolves in 3-6 weeks

    • It doesn’t cross the cranial suture line

    • It’s a collection of blood between the skull and the periosteum

    • It involves swelling of tissue over the presenting part of the presenting head

    Correct Answer
    A. It involves swelling of tissue over the presenting part of the presenting head
    Explanation
    Caput succedaneum is the swelling of tissue over the presenting part of the fetal scalp due to sustained pressure; it resolves in 3-4 days.

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  • 9. 

    A client with group AB blood whose husband has group O has just given birth. The major sign of ABO blood incompatibility in the neonate is which complication or test result?

    • Negative Coombs test

    • Bleeding from the nose and ear

    • Jaundice after the first 24 hours of life

    • Jaundice within the first 24 hours of life

    Correct Answer
    A. Jaundice within the first 24 hours of life
    Explanation
    The neonate with ABO blood incompatibility with its mother will have jaundice (pathologic) within the first 24 hours of life. The neonate would have a positive Coombs test result.

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  • 10. 

    By keeping the nursery temperature warm and wrapping the neonate in blankets. the nurse is preventing which type of heat loss?

    • Conduction

    • Convection

    • Evaporation

    • Radiation

    Correct Answer
    A. Convection
    Explanation
    Convection heat loss is the flow of heat from the body surface to the cooler air.

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