MATERNAL NEWBORN CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

MATERNAL NEWBORN CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A client asks the nurse what surfactant is. Which explanation would the nurse give as the main role of surfactant in the neonate? A. assists with ciliary body maturation in the upper airways B. helps maintain a rhythmic breathing pattern C. promotes clearing of mucus from the respiratory tract helps the lungs remain expanded after the initiation of breathing A nurse is implementing measures to prevent hypothermia in a premature newborn. The nurse determines that the newborn is experiencing an effect of hypothermia based on which assessment finding? A. No breathing for 15 seconds B. Respiratory rate of 45 breaths per minute C. Heart rate of 130 beats per minute D. Pink skin color The nurse is preparing formula for a preterm infant. Which type of formula will most likely be prescribed for this patient? A. Glucose water B. 20 calories per ounce C. 22 calories per ounce D. Iron supplemented The nurse is caring for a large-for-gestational-age infant born to a patient with diabetes mellitus. Why should the nurse schedule routine blood glucose measurements for the infant? A. To detect rebound hypoglycemia B. To determine insulin dosage to administer C. To explain the effects of maternal hyperglycemia on the baby D. To estimate the amount of calories to provide the infant through formula When documenting the newborn's weight on a growth chart, the nurse recognizes the newborn is large-for- gestational-size based on which percentile on growth charts? a. above 90th percentile b. above 95th percentile c. above 85th percentile d. above 80th percentile A group of pregnant women are discussing high-risk newborn conditions as part of a prenatal class. When describing the complications that can occur in these newborns to the group, which would the nurse include as being at lowest risk? A. small-for-gestational-age (SGA) newborns B. large-for-gestational-age (LGA) newborns C. appropriate-for-gestational-age (AGA) newborns D. low–birth-weight newborns A nurse is assessing a newborn who has been classified as small for gestational age. Which characteristics would the nurse expect to find? Select all that apply. A. wasted extremity appearance B. increased amount of breast tissue C. sunken abdomen D. adequate muscle tone over buttocks E. narrow skull sutures