Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders
Chapter 17 Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders 1. Which of the following infants is at lowest risk for hypoglycemia? A. A 32-week, small-for-gestational-age infant B. A 34-week, breast-feeding infant C. A…
Neurologic Disorders
Chapter 19 Neurologic Disorders 1. An appropriate size for gestational age term infant of a gravida 1 mother experienced a difficult delivery that required vacuum extraction. The nurse notes an…
Pulmonary Disorders
Chapter 15 Pulmonary Disorders 1. The formation of respiratory bronchioles (i.e., acini) during the canalicular stage of fetal lung development is significant because it heralds: A. initiation of surfactant synthesis….
Care of the Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant
Chapter 12 Care of the Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant Questions 1 and 2 refer to the following scenario: The nurse is expecting the delivery of a female infant at…
Developmental Support
Chapter 9 Developmental Support 1. A nurse is teaching a mother to feed her preterm baby by keeping the nipple in the infant’s mouth and regularly tilting the bottle slightly…
Pharmacology
Chapter 11 Pharmacology 1. An infant has liver disease and is receiving a drug that is highly metabolized by the liver. To achieve the desired pharmacodynamic response to the drug,…
Radiographic Evaluation
Chapter 10 Radiographic Evaluation 1. A chest radiograph described as showing normal pulmonary vascularity and right atrial hypertrophy, which rotates the heart and is evident as an upturned and prominent…
Nutrition Management
Chapter 8 Nutrition Management 1. During a mother’s first visit to the NICU, she mentions that she would like to breast-feed. She asks the nurse how soon she should start…
Gestational Age Assessment
Chapter 5 Gestational Age Assessment 1. Low birth weight is classified as birth weight less than: A. 500 g. B. 1000 g. C. 1500 g. D. 2500 g. 2. Length measurement entails measuring the…
Thermoregulation
Chapter 6 Thermoregulation 1. Conduction is: A. heat transfer via air currents. B. heat transfer via direct contact. C. heat loss by conversion of liquid into vapor. D. transfer of…
