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ATI N230 Exam 3 with NGN Maternal Newborn Exam Questions
Extract:
A nurse is teaching about crib safety with the parent of a newborn.
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following statements by the client indicates understanding of the teaching?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Removing extra blankets reduces suffocation risk, promoting a safe sleep environment. The other options increase risks like SIDS, overheating, or suffocation.
Extract:
A nurse is providing teaching about newborn care to a client who is 2 hr postpartum.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following statements by the client indicates a need for further teaching?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Checking the baby's temperature rectally every hour is excessive and may cause discomfort. The other statements reflect appropriate newborn care practices, though placing the baby on the stomach is not recommended for sleep due to SIDS risk, which is addressed in the explanation.
Extract:
A nurse on the labor and delivery unit is caring for a newborn immediately following birth.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following actions by the nurse reduces evaporative heat loss by the newborn?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Drying the skin removes moisture, directly reducing evaporative heat loss, which is critical for maintaining the newborn's body temperature.
Extract:
A nurse is completing a newborn gestational age assessment.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following findings should be recorded as part of this assessment on the newborn?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Plantar creases are a key indicator of gestational age, with coverage increasing with maturity, used in assessments like the Ballard score.
Extract:
A nurse is reviewing a newborn's laboratory results.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following findings is the nurse's priority?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A blood glucose of 45 mg/dL indicates hypoglycemia, requiring immediate intervention to prevent neurological complications, taking priority over other findings.