10.

Which of the following actions demonstrates the nurse’s understanding about the newborn’s
thermoregulatory ability?

a. Placing the newborn under the a radiant warmer

b. Suctioning with bulb syringe

c. Obtaining an APGAR score

d. Inspecting the newborn’s umbilical cord.

11. During which of the following periods would the new mother frequently review her labor and
delivery experience?

a. Letting-down

b. Letting-go

c. Taking-hold

d. Taking-in

12. Which of the following would the nurse expect to find when assessing a client who delivered a
newborn 12 hours ago.?

a. Lochia alba

b. Soft, boggy fundus

c. Transient tachycardia

d. Complaints of hunger

13. When assessing the newborn’s heart rate which of the following ranges would be considered normal
if the newborn were sleeping?

a. 80 beats per minute

b. 100 beats per minute

c. 120 beats per minute

d. 140 beats per minute

14. Which of the following group of newborn reflexes are present at birth and remain unchanged
through adulthood?

a. Blink, cough, rooting and gag

b. Blink, cough, sneeze and gag

c. Rooting, sneeze, swallowing and cough

d. Stepping, blink, cough and sneeze

15. Which of the following would the nurse identify as a presumptive sign of pregnancy?

a. Hegar’s sign

b. Nausea and vomiting

c. Skin pigmentation changes

d. Positive serum pregnancy test.