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Maternal Newborn Nursing Certification Practice Test - Question List

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26. When assessing a newborn with cleft lip, the nurse would be alert which of the following will most likely be compromised:
  1. Sucking ability
  2. Respiratory status
  3. Locomotion
  4. GI function
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27. A newborn mother urgent alerts the neonatal intensive care nurse that her neonate is grunting, nasal flaring and subcostal indrawing. The neonatalologist on call is called and diagnosis the neonate as in respiratory distress and orders blood gases to be obtained every 30 minutes. What type of access line should be inserted into this neonate in this situation?
  1. Arterial line
  2. Venous line
  3. Central venous pressure line
  4. Swan Ganz catheter
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28. A newborn is born in respiratory distress and requires an arterial line placed. Where the arterial oxygen saturation sensor should be placed?
  1. Sole of foot
  2. Around the finger
  3. Palm of the hand
  4. All of the above
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29. A nurse in a delivery room is assisting with the delivery of newborn infant. After the delivery, the nurse prepares to prevent heat loss in the newborn infant resulting from evaporation by:
  1. Warming the crib
  2. Turning on the overhead radiant warmer
  3. Closing the doors to the room
  4. Drying the infant with a warm blanket
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30. A nurse is assessing a newborn infant following circumcision and notes that the circumcised area is reed with a small amount of bloody drainage. Which of the following nursing actions would be most appropriate?
  1. Document findings
  2. Contact the physician
  3. Circle the amount of bloody drainage on the dressing and reassess in 30 minutes
  4. Reinforce the dressing
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