Maternal Newborn Proctored Exam (Samuel Merritt University)

The laboratory results for a postpartum woman are as follows: blood type, A; Rh status, positive; rubella non-immune; hematocrit, 30%. How would the nurse best interpret these data?

What could prevent early discharge of a postpartum woman?

A 30-year-old multiparous woman has a boy who is 2 1/2 years old and now an infant girl. She tells the nurse, "I don't know how I'll ever manage both children when I get home.”. Which suggestion would

The nurse observes several interactions between a postpartum woman and her new son. What behavior, if exhibited by this woman, would the nurse identify as a possible maladaptive behavior regarding par

For which patient would a labor and delivery nurse be most likely to initiate preterm labor interventions for?

An Asian woman noticed some bluish-green marks on her newborn girl's buttocks. She asks the nurse what happened to her daughter. The nurse explains that these marks are called:

During a phone follow-up conversation with a woman who is 4 days postpartum, the woman tells the nurse, "I don't know what's wrong. I love my son, but I feel so let down. I seem to cry for no reason!"

At discharge, the patient asks the nurse about which contraceptives contain estrogen. She further states that she heard that estrogen could reduce her breast milk supply especially in the first six we

The parents of a newborn ask the nurse how much the newborn can see. The parents specifically want to know what type of visual stimuli they should provide for their newborn. The nurse responds to the

A 25-year-old gravida 2, para 2-0-0-2 gave birth 4 hours ago to a 9-pound, 7-ounce boy after augmentation of labor with Pitocin. She puts on her call light and asks for her nurse right away, stating,

Which patient would correctly have the term "PPROM" listed in her chart by the provider?

Many first-time parents do not plan on their parents' help immediately after the newborn arrives. What statement by the nurse is the most appropriate when counseling new parents about the involvement

Parents have been asked by the neonatologist to provide breast milk for their newborn son, who was born prematurely at 32 weeks of gestation. The nurse who instructs them about pumping, storing, and t

The nurse notices that a 37-week newborn who was born by spontaneous vaginal delivery 2 hours ago still has a thick white coating in his skin folds and hair. What would be the most appropriate interve

What are modes of heat loss in the newborn? Choose all that apply.

A new mother states that her infant must be cold because the baby's hands and feet are blue. The nurse explains that this is a common and temporary condition called:

Examples of appropriate techniques to wake a sleepy infant for breastfeeding include (choose all that apply):

While evaluating the reflexes of a newborn, the nurse notes that with a loud noise, the newborn symmetrically abducts and extends his arms, his fingers fan out and form a "C" with the thumb and forefi

A client is warm and asks for a fan in her room for her comfort. The nurse enters the room to assess the mother and her infant and finds the infant unwrapped in his crib with the fan blowing over him

The nurse assessing a newborn knows that the most critical physiologic change required of the newborn is:

A postpartum nurse is providing care to four maternal/infant couplets. After receiving handoff report from the off-going nurse, which client will the nurse see first?

The nurse checks on a patient and her baby in the middle of the night. The patient and her baby are both asleep in the bed, with the baby lying beside the patient. What should the nurse do next?

A postpartum client is changing her female newborn's diaper, sees what appears to be red-tinged mucus on the diaper, and calls the nursing station for assistance. What nursing intervention is necessar

The nurse thoroughly dries all infants immediately after birth primarily to:

Baby Jose was born 5 minutes ago and a nurse is assessing him at the warmer. At 5 minutes of life, his heart rate is 105, his respirations are 25, he grimaces with stimulation, he has flexed limbs and