The nurse is conducting a newborn assessment. Which findings are considered abnormal? Select all that apply

1) Pink and moist mucus membranes
2) Intact frenulum
3) Midline uvula
4) White patches on the cheeks and tongue
5) Weak cry


ANS: 4, 5

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What information by the nurse is most accurate? A. "Blood incompatibilities can cause this problem, so we will test the mother's blood." B. "Symptoms may not appear until fetal circulation routes begin to close after birth." C. "The extra blood from the umbilical cord may have kept the baby stable for a while." D. "Your baby may have gotten an infection during birth that now is causing problems."

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Which of these cardiovascular changes results from the normal aging process?

a. increased cardiac output b. heart rate increases c. brain and coronary arteries receiving more blood than other organs d. peripheral resistance decreases

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A newborn has been diagnosed with a disorder that occurs through an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern. The parents ask the nurse, "Which of us passed on the gene that caused the disorder?" The nurse tells them it was:

1. The female. 2. The male. 3. Neither. 4. Both.

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A child that has not exhibited enuresis in four years has exhibited this behavior pattern for the last week. The reason a child may revert back to this behavior pattern is because of:

1. Hallucinations. 2. Behavioral challenges. 3. Delusions. 4. Stress.

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