Question 1

What method is used for a neonate who requires intra-cranial pressure (ICP) monitoring?

Accepted Answer

A) External method. 
B) Catheter is placed in the ventricle. 
C) Both A and B 
D) None. 
A) External method. 
B) Catheter is placed in the ventricle. 
C) Both A and B 
D) None.

Question 2

A mother of a newborn baby Roger is asking the neonatal care nurse at what stage of development is normal for when baby Roger is 2 months of age?

Accepted Answer

A) Oral 
B) Anal 
C) Phallic 
D) Latency 
A) Oral 
B) Anal 
C) Phallic 
D) Latency

Question 3

The response that would be unusual in infants subjected to prolonged hospitalization would be:

Accepted Answer

A) Lack of slowness of weight gain 
B) Limited emotional response to stimuli 
C) Excessive crying and clinging when approached 
D) Looking at ceiling lights rather than a person's caring for them 
A) Lack of slowness of weight gain 
B) Limited emotional response to stimuli 
C) Excessive crying and clinging when approached 
D) Looking at ceiling lights rather than a person's caring for them

Question 4

The nurse, realizing that the mother of a 2-month-old boy with colic needs help coping, suggests that she:

Accepted Answer

A) Give her son a warm bath to calm him down 
B) Arrange for some time away from her son each day to rest 
C) Provide her son with warm sweetened tea when he begins to cry 
D) Sit comfortably in a quiet, darkened room to hold her son when he cries 
A) Give her son a warm bath to calm him down 
B) Arrange for some time away from her son each day to rest 
C) Provide her son with warm sweetened tea when he begins to cry 
D) Sit comfortably in a quiet, darkened room to hold her son when he cries

Question 5

Baby John becomes critically ill. Nurse Ellen has not yet received her central line catheter report back. What action should she take immediately?

Accepted Answer

A) Discontinue the line immediately. 
B) Leave the line in. 
C) Change the tubing. 
D) Change the TPN. 
A) Discontinue the line immediately. 
B) Leave the line in. 
C) Change the tubing. 
D) Change the TPN.

Question 6

A 3 week premature infant in the neonatal intensive care unit is showing signs of being in pain. The neonatal nurse on duty is responsible for doing a pain assessment on the infant. What scale or system will the neonatal nurse on duty use to determine the level of pain the infant is displaying?

Accepted Answer

A) NFCS 
B) PIPP 
C) BIPP 
D) Time the duration of crying 
A) NFCS 
B) PIPP 
C) BIPP 
D) Time the duration of crying

Question 7

A 39 week pregnant mother is on the labour and delivery ward and is asking the nurse on duty to explain some things about fetal circulation. She specifically asks that if not, any function in the lungs while in the womb where does the majority of the blood go? What should the nurse on duty respond?

Accepted Answer

A) It goes to the right ventricle then to the left ventricle 
B) It shunt directly from the right to the left atrium through the foramen ovale 
C) It goes to the left ventricle back to the right atrium 
D) It goes from the right atrium then to the left atrium 
A) It goes to the right ventricle then to the left ventricle 
B) It shunt directly from the right to the left atrium through the foramen ovale 
C) It goes to the left ventricle back to the right atrium 
D) It goes from the right atrium then to the left atrium

Question 8

Baby Tammy should be carefully monitored post cath for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Blood pressure, oxygen saturation. 
B) ECG for arrhythmias. 
C) Urine output diapers weighed 
D) All of the above. 
A) Blood pressure, oxygen saturation. 
B) ECG for arrhythmias. 
C) Urine output diapers weighed 
D) All of the above.

Question 9

In the neonatal intensive care Nurse George is teaching baby Derek's mother about his taste behaviors. Which statement of the following should Nurse George teach to baby Derek's mother?

Accepted Answer

A) He prefers sweet tastes 
B) He prefers sour tastes 
C) He prefers bitter tastes 
D) He prefers spicy tastes 
A) He prefers sweet tastes 
B) He prefers sour tastes 
C) He prefers bitter tastes 
D) He prefers spicy tastes

Question 10

A neonate, Timothy, is just admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit, and upon initial assessment by the neonatal nurse on duty, she find bay Tim with red brick dust and immediately informs the attending neonatologist. What is the finding of red brick dust in this neonate?

Accepted Answer

A) Uric acid crystals in the urine 
B) Blood in the stool 
C) Blood vessel dilation 
D) Elevated blood glucose 
A) Uric acid crystals in the urine 
B) Blood in the stool 
C) Blood vessel dilation 
D) Elevated blood glucose

Question 11

A nurse is assessing a 6-month-old infant during a routine well-baby check up. Observing which of the following symptoms should alert the nurse to refer the child for further evaluation?

Accepted Answer

A) Infant speaks single consonants 
B) Present Moro's embrace reflex 
C) Infant rolls from front to back and back to front 
D) Absent tonic neck reflex 
A) Infant speaks single consonants 
B) Present Moro's embrace reflex 
C) Infant rolls from front to back and back to front 
D) Absent tonic neck reflex

Question 12

After baby John's mom leaves you find a rattle in his isolette. What course of action should nurse Ellen take?

Accepted Answer

A) Remove the rattle and give it to his mom when she returns. 
B) Leave it in the isolette. 
C) Put it in his hand and let him play with it. 
D) Shake it near his head hard and sing a lullabye. 
A) Remove the rattle and give it to his mom when she returns. 
B) Leave it in the isolette. 
C) Put it in his hand and let him play with it. 
D) Shake it near his head hard and sing a lullabye.

Question 13

When a child is suspected of having a cardiac problem there are three common symptoms they could present with. One is a murmur the other is cyanosis, so what would be the third most common presentation?

Accepted Answer

A) Chest pain 
B) Swollen glands 
C) Vomiting 
D) Respiratory problems 
A) Chest pain 
B) Swollen glands 
C) Vomiting 
D) Respiratory problems

Question 14

The neonatal nurse assigned to baby Keith notices that his mother has left baby Keith alone with a bottle propped in his mouth. Why should the neonatal nurse be concerned about leaving baby Keith alone with his bottle propped in his mouth?

Accepted Answer

A) He may aspirate formula 
B) He may swallow air 
C) He may be at increase risk for otitis media 
D) All of the above. 
A) He may aspirate formula 
B) He may swallow air 
C) He may be at increase risk for otitis media 
D) All of the above.

What method is used for a neonate who requires intra-cranial pressure (ICP) monitoring?

A mother of a newborn baby Roger is asking the neonatal care nurse at what stage of development is normal for when baby Roger is 2 months of age?

The response that would be unusual in infants subjected to prolonged hospitalization would be:

The nurse, realizing that the mother of a 2-month-old boy with colic needs help coping, suggests that she:

Baby John becomes critically ill. Nurse Ellen has not yet received her central line catheter report back. What action should she take immediately?

A 3 week premature infant in the neonatal intensive care unit is showing signs of being in pain. The neonatal nurse on duty is responsible for doing a pain assessment on the infant. What scale or system will the neonatal nurse on duty use to determine the level of pain the infant is displaying?

A 39 week pregnant mother is on the labour and delivery ward and is asking the nurse on duty to explain some things about fetal circulation. She specifically asks that if not, any function in the lungs while in the womb where does the majority of the blood go? What should the nurse on duty respond?

Baby Tammy should be carefully monitored post cath for which of the following?

In the neonatal intensive care Nurse George is teaching baby Derek's mother about his taste behaviors. Which statement of the following should Nurse George teach to baby Derek's mother?

A neonate, Timothy, is just admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit, and upon initial assessment by the neonatal nurse on duty, she find bay Tim with red brick dust and immediately informs the attending neonatologist. What is the finding of red brick dust in this neonate?

A nurse is assessing a 6-month-old infant during a routine well-baby check up. Observing which of the following symptoms should alert the nurse to refer the child for further evaluation?

After baby John's mom leaves you find a rattle in his isolette. What course of action should nurse Ellen take?

When a child is suspected of having a cardiac problem there are three common symptoms they could present with. One is a murmur the other is cyanosis, so what would be the third most common presentation?

The neonatal nurse assigned to baby Keith notices that his mother has left baby Keith alone with a bottle propped in his mouth. Why should the neonatal nurse be concerned about leaving baby Keith alone with his bottle propped in his mouth?

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Exam 2: Neonatal

What method is used for a neonate who requires intra-cranial pressure (ICP) monitoring?

A mother of a newborn baby Roger is asking the neonatal care nurse at what stage of development is normal for when baby Roger is 2 months of age?

The response that would be unusual in infants subjected to prolonged hospitalization would be:

The nurse, realizing that the mother of a 2-month-old boy with colic needs help coping, suggests that she:

Baby John becomes critically ill. Nurse Ellen has not yet received her central line catheter report back. What action should she take immediately?

A 3 week premature infant in the neonatal intensive care unit is showing signs of being in pain. The neonatal nurse on duty is responsible for doing a pain assessment on the infant. What scale or system will the neonatal nurse on duty use to determine the level of pain the infant is displaying?

A 39 week pregnant mother is on the labour and delivery ward and is asking the nurse on duty to explain some things about fetal circulation. She specifically asks that if not, any function in the lungs while in the womb where does the majority of the blood go? What should the nurse on duty respond?

Baby Tammy should be carefully monitored post cath for which of the following?

In the neonatal intensive care Nurse George is teaching baby Derek's mother about his taste behaviors. Which statement of the following should Nurse George teach to baby Derek's mother?

A neonate, Timothy, is just admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit, and upon initial assessment by the neonatal nurse on duty, she find bay Tim with red brick dust and immediately informs the attending neonatologist. What is the finding of red brick dust in this neonate?

A nurse is assessing a 6-month-old infant during a routine well-baby check up. Observing which of the following symptoms should alert the nurse to refer the child for further evaluation?

After baby John's mom leaves you find a rattle in his isolette. What course of action should nurse Ellen take?

When a child is suspected of having a cardiac problem there are three common symptoms they could present with. One is a murmur the other is cyanosis, so what would be the third most common presentation?

The neonatal nurse assigned to baby Keith notices that his mother has left baby Keith alone with a bottle propped in his mouth. Why should the neonatal nurse be concerned about leaving baby Keith alone with his bottle propped in his mouth?

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