NEWBORN NURSING CARE AND ASSESSMENT EXAM 2 2025/2026 COMPLETE Q&A’S WITH RATIONALES GUARANTEED PASS | RATED A+

1. A client has just given birth at 42 weeks’ gestation. When assessing the neonate, which
physical finding is expected?
o A. A sleepy, lethargic baby
o B. Lanugo covering the body
o C. Desquamation of the epidermis
o D. Vernix caseosa covering the body
Correct Answer: C. Desquamation of the epidermis.
 Option C: Postdate fetuses lose the vernix caseosa, and the epidermis may
become desquamated.
 Option A: These neonates are usually very alert.
 Option B: Lanugo is missing in the postdate neonate.
2. After reviewing the client’s maternal history of magnesium sulfate during labor, which
condition would the nurse anticipate as a potential problem in the neonate?
 A. Hypoglycemia
 B. Jitteriness
 C. Respiratory depression
 D. Tachycardia
Correct Answer: C. Respiratory depression.
 Option C: Magnesium sulfate crosses the placenta and adverse neonatal effects
are respiratory depression, hypotonia, and Bradycardia.
3. Neonates of mothers with diabetes are at risk for which complication following birth?
 A. Atelectasis
 B. Microcephaly
 C. Pneumothorax
 D. Macrosomia