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Maternal Newborn Nursing Practice Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
What is the initial action for a mother experiencing severe vaginal bleeding during labor?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
A parent asks the nurse what makes the opening between the baby's atrium close at birth? The nurse's response is that cardiovascular changes that cause to foramen ovale to close at birth are the direct result of:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The foramen ovale is a normal fetal structure that allows blood to bypass the lungs by shunting blood from the right atrium to the left atrium. This is essential during fetal development since the lungs are not functioning until birth. After birth, when the baby takes its first breaths and the lungs start working, the pressure in the left atrium increases due to the increased blood flow from the pulmonary circulation. This increased pressure in the left atrium causes the foramen ovale to close, preventing blood from flowing from the right atrium to the left atrium.
Therefore, the closure of the foramen ovale is a result of the increased pressure in the left atrium rather than any other cardiovascular changes.
Question 3 of 5
What is the most important teaching for a mother of a preterm infant in an incubator?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is assessing a preterm newborn who is at 32 weeks of gestation. Which of the following finding should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A preterm newborn at 32 weeks of gestation is usually characterized by hip flexion posturing and a popliteal angle of less than 90 degrees. The popliteal angle is the angle at the back of the knee joint when the leg is flexed, and a value of less than 90 degrees is commonly seen in preterm newborns due to their muscle tone immaturity. This finding is consistent with the developmental stage of a preterm infant at 32 weeks gestation.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a newborn who is 6 hr. old and has a bedside glucometer reading of 65 mg/ dL. The newborn's mother has type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The correct action for the nurse to take in this situation is to reassess the blood glucose level prior to the next feeding. A single low bedside glucometer reading is not sufficient to make treatment decisions, especially in a newborn who is only 6 hours old and with a mother having type 2 diabetes mellitus. It is important to follow up with another blood glucose measurement before taking further action. This will help ensure that appropriate interventions are taken based on accurate and reliable information.