APGAR SCORING

1. You’re assessing the one minute APGAR score of a newborn baby. On assessment, you note the
following about your newborn patient: heart rate 130, pink body and hands with cyanotic feet, weak cry,
flexion of the arms and legs, active movement and crying when stimulated. What is your patient’s
APGAR score?

A. APGAR 9
B. APGAR 10
C. APGAR 8
D. APGAR 5

2. You’re assessing the one minute APGAR score of a newborn baby. On assessment, you note the
following about your newborn patient: heart rate 101, cyanotic body and extremities, no response to
stimulation, no flexion of extremities, and strong cry. What is your patient’s APGAR score?

A. APGAR 4
B. APGAR 6
C. APGAR 3
D. APGAR 2

3. You’re assessing the one minute APGAR score of a newborn baby. On assessment, you note the
following about your newborn patient: weak cry, some flexion of the arm and legs, active movement and
cries to stimulation, heart rate 145, and pallor all over the body and extremities. What is your patient’s
APGAR score?

A. APGAR 5
B. APGAR 9
C. APGAR 12
D. APGAR 6

4. A newborn’s five minute APGAR score is 5. Which of the following nursing interventions will you
provide to this newborn?

A. Routine post-delivery care

B. Continue to monitor and reassess the APGAR score in 10 minutes.
C. Some resuscitation assistance such as oxygen and rubbing baby’s back and reassess APGAR score.
D. Full resuscitation assistance is needed and reassess APGAR score.

5. Regarding the scenario in the question above, when would you reassess the APGAR score?

A. 2 minutes after the previous APGAR assessment

B. 15 minutes after the previous APGAR assessment
C. 5 minutes after the previous APGAR assessment
D. No reassessment of the APGAR score is needed
6. You’re assessing the five minute APGAR score of a newborn baby. On assessment, you note the
following about your newborn patient: pink body and hand with cyanotic feet, heart rate 109, grimace to
stimulation, flaccid, and irregular cry. What is your patient’s APGAR score?

A. APGAR 2
B. APGAR 5
C. APGAR 4
D. APGAR 8

7. You’re assessing the five minute APGAR score of a newborn baby. On assessment, you note the
following about your newborn patient: heart rate 97, no response to stimulation, flaccid, absent
respirations, cyanotic throughout. What is your patient’s APGAR score?

A. APGAR 2
B. APGAR 3
C. APGAR 0
D. APGAR 1

8. A newborn’s one minute APGAR score is 8. Which of the following nursing interventions will you
provide to this newborn?

A. Routine post-delivery care

B. Full resuscitation assistance is needed and reassess APGAR score
C. Continue to monitor and reassess the APGAR score in 10 minutes
D. Some resuscitation assistance such as oxygen

Answer Key:

1. C
2. A
3. D
4. C
5. C
6. B
7. D
8. A