NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Practice Questions Maternal Newborn Questions
Extract:
Question 1 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.
Question 2 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.
Question 3 of 5
How should the nurse position a 4-month-old infant who has hydrocephalus?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Side-lying reduces pressure on the head and prevents aspiration in an infant with hydrocephalus.
Question 4 of 5
A woman who is 32 weeks gestation is admitted with contractions every four minutes. Ritodrine is given for which of the following purposes?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Ritodrine is a tocolytic used to suppress preterm uterine contractions, delaying delivery.
Question 5 of 5
A woman who is at about six weeks gestation asks if she can listen to the baby's heartbeat today. What should be included in the nurse's reply?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: At six weeks, the fetal heart is beating but too weak to be heard with a standard stethoscope.