NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Practice Questions Maternal Newborn Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A 6-month-old baby is placed in bilateral leg casts because she has talipes equinovarus. The mother asks how to bathe the baby. What should the nurse tell the mother?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Sponge bathing keeps the casts dry, preventing damage and skin irritation.
Question 2 of 5
A woman, 38 weeks pregnant, arrives in the labor and delivery suite and tells the nurse that she thinks her membranes have ruptured. The nurse uses phenaphthazine (Nitrazine) paper to test the leaking fluid. The nurse expects the Nitrazine paper to turn which color if amniotic fluid is present?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Nitrazine paper turns blue in the presence of amniotic fluid due to its alkaline pH.
Question 3 of 5
A father has brought his 4-month-old daughter to the well-baby clinic. Which statement that he makes is the greatest cause for concern to the nurse?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Not following objects with eyes at 4 months suggests a potential visual or neurological issue, requiring further evaluation.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client who has had a right modified radical mastectomy this morning. Which exercise should the nurse encourage the client to perform this evening?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Finger and wrist movements are safe early exercises to promote circulation without straining the surgical site.
Question 5 of 5
The mother of a child who has pediculosis says that she plans to use kerosene to wash the child's hair just like her grandmother did for her. What is the best response for the nurse to make?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Kerosene is toxic and dangerous; safe, effective pediculicides should be used instead.