Maternal Newborn Proctored Exam (Samuel Merritt University)

A nurse is observing the breathing pattern of a full-term newborn as part of the health assessment. A full-term newborn's breathing pattern is predominantly:

A nurse is reassuring new parents whose infant develops caput succedaneum. It is important that the nurse is aware that this condition:

An infant boy was born just a few minutes ago. The nurse is conducting the initial assessment which includes the Apgar score. The Apgar assessment is performed:

The nurse administers vitamin K to the newborn for what reason?

A newborn is jaundiced and is receiving phototherapy via ultraviolet bank lights. An appropriate nursing intervention when caring for an infant with hyperbilirubinemia and receiving phototherapy by th

During discharge teaching, the nurse is educating the parents on how to protect the respiratory system for their newborn. During parent teach-back, which quote should prompt the nurse to intervene and

A postpartum woman telephones about her 4-day-old infant. She is not scheduled for a weight check until the infant is 10 days old, and she is worried about whether breastfeeding is going well. Effecti

A breastfeeding woman develops engorged breasts at 3 days postpartum. What action would help this woman achieve her goal of reducing the engorgement? The woman:

According to the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on infant nutrition:

Benefits to the mother associated with breastfeeding include all except:

The best reason for recommending formula over breastfeeding is:

With regard to the special qualities of human breast milk and milk production, nurses should be aware that:

With regard to basic care of the breastfeeding mother, nurses should be able to advise her that she:

Which woman is most likely to experience strong afterpains?

A woman gave birth to a 7-pound, 3-ounce infant boy 2 hours ago. The nurse determines that the woman's bladder is distended because her fundus is now 3 cm above the umbilicus and to the right of the m

On examining a woman who gave birth 5 hours ago, the nurse finds that the woman has completely saturated a perineal pad within 15 minutes. The nurse's first action is to:

A woman gave birth vaginally to a 9-pound, 12-ounce girl yesterday. Her primary health care provider has written orders for perineal ice packs, use of a sitz bath, and a stool softener. What informati

A primiparous woman is to be discharged from the hospital tomorrow with her infant girl. Which behavior indicates a need for further intervention by the nurse before the woman can be discharged?

Which finding could prevent early discharge of a newborn who is now 12 hours old?

In the recovery room, if a woman is asked to raise her legs (knees extended) off the bed or to flex her knees, place her feet flat on the bed, and raise her buttocks well off the bed, she is most like

A newborn is placed under a radiant heat warmer, and the nurse evaluates the infant's body temperature every hour. Maintaining the newborn's body temperature is important for preventing:

Excessive blood loss after childbirth can have several causes; the most common is:

Discharge instruction, or teaching the woman what she needs to know to care for herself and her newborn, officially begins:

Two days ago, a woman gave birth to a full-term infant. Last night, she awakened several times to urinate and noted that her gown and bedding were wet from profuse diaphoresis. One mechanism for the d

A woman gave birth to a 7-pound, 6-ounce infant girl 1 hour ago. The birth was vaginal and the estimated blood loss (EBL) was approximately 1500 ml. When assessing the woman's vital signs, the nurse w