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Newborn & Neonatal Care questions for NORCET, RRB, ESIC, CHO and state nursing officer exams, split into 33 topics. Open a topic to read sample questions with answers, or start free practice. Every question comes with a simple-English explanation.
General 916Breastfeeding 137The Neonate With Risk Factors 111Uterine Activity 91Cesarean Birth 26Labor And Delivery 23Hypoglycemia 21Sepsis 19The Client With A Gestational Trophoblastic Disease 18The Client With Interpersonal Violence 14Neonatal Jaundice 13The Client With A Gestational Trophoblastic 12Physiological Integrity 10Antibiotic Therapy 9Hypothyroidism 9Newborn Care 9Charge Nurse 8Dehydration 8Hepatitis 8The Nursing Care Of The Childbearing Family 8Anemia 7Hypertension 7Placenta Previa 7Pneumonia 7Preterm Newborn 7The Client With A Hydatidiform Mole 7Down Syndrome 6Fracture 6Newborn Assessment 6Of This Book 6P Racti Ce Q U Es Ti O N S 6Priority Nursing Actions 6Women'S Health Management 6
Sample Newborn & Neonatal Care questions
Q1. In non-nutritive suckling, the tube-fed baby suckles on:
A honey-dipped pacifier
A feeding bottle teat
The full breast
The emptied breast
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Answer: D. The emptied breast
Non-nutritive suckling – A tube-fed or IV-fed baby suckles on the emptied breast. This improves oxygenation, weight gain and milk supply and eases the move to direct breastfeeding.
Q2. A mother who is breastfeeding asks about storage of expressed milk. Which instruction is correct?
Refreeze thawed milk
Freshly expressed milk can be refrigerated for up to about 4 days
Milk can be left at room temperature for 2 days
Thaw frozen milk in the microwave
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Answer: B. Freshly expressed milk can be refrigerated for up to about 4 days
Refrigerated milk is best used within about 4 days; microwaves create hot spots and thawed milk is not refrozen.
Q3. The nurse is planning care for a postpartum patient who had a vaginal delivery 2 hours ago. The patient had a midline episiotomy and has several hemorrhoids. What is the priority nursing consideration for this patient?
Patient perception of body changes 4. Potential for imbalanced body fluid volume 324. The nurse is providing postpartum instructions to a patient who will be breast-feeding her newborn. The nurse determines that the patient has understood the instructions if she makes which statement(s)? Select all that apply
Patient pain level
Inadequate urinary output
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Answer: B. Patient pain level
The priority nursing consideration for a patient who delivered 2 hours ago and who has a midline episiotomy and hemorrhoids is patient pain level. Most patients have some degree of discomfort during the immediate postpartum period. There are no data in the question that indicate inadequate urinary output, the presence of patient perception of body changes, and potential for imbalanced body fluid volume.
Q4. Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) is treated with ventilation and:
Prostaglandin E1
Inhaled nitric oxide
Indomethacin
Digoxin
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Answer: B. Inhaled nitric oxide
PPHN – Pulmonary pressure stays high after birth, causing right-to-left shunt and persistent central cyanosis; echo separates it from cyanotic heart disease; treat with ventilation and nitric oxide.
Q5. A primiparous patient who delivered a viable neonate 8 hours ago tells the nurse that she gained 26 lb during pregnancy and asks how long it will take to return to her normal prepregnant weight. The nurse would tell the patient that the usual time frame for returning to prepregnant weight is:
4 weeks
6 weeks
12 weeks. Postpartal Care 123
8 weeks
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Answer: B. 6 weeks
In most cases, unless complications develop or the patient has gained excessive weight during the antepartal period, she can expect to return to her prepregnant weight by 6 weeks. Many patients lose 14 to 20 lb by 2 weeks postpartum, primarily because of the birth of the fetus, the placenta, and fluid losses. Diet and exercise can help the patient return to her prepregnant weight.
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Is Newborn & Neonatal Care asked in NORCET and other nursing officer exams?
Nursing exams test the core nursing subjects, so this subject is useful for NORCET, RRB, ESIC, CHO and state exams. Check your exam's official syllabus for exact weightage.
