ACUTE CONDITION OF NEONATE

Which of the following infants is least likely to develop sudden

infant death syndrome (SIDS)?

• An infant who was premature

• A sibling of an infant who died of SIDS

• An infant with prenatal drug exposure

• An infant who sleeps on his back

Which of the following is a factor in the pathophysiology of

respiratory distress syndrome?

• Increase in pulmonary blood flow

• Decreased pulmonary vascular resistance

• Deficient production of surfactant

• Respiratory alkalosis

Which of the following organisms is the most common cause of

neonatal sepsis?

• Group B streptococci

• Haemophilus influenzae

• Streptococcus viridans

• Staphylococcus aureus

When evaluating the laboratory test results of an infant with

sepsis, which of the following would the nurse expect to find?

• Leukopenia

• Decreased erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

• Hyperglycemia

• Increased C-reactive protein (CRP)

It is a classification of apnea characterized by an absence of

diaphragmatic and other respiratory muscle function that causes

a lack of respiratory effort and occurs when the CNS does not

transmit signals to respiratory muscles

• Obstructive apnea

• Mixed apnea

• Peripheral apnea

• Central apnea

Parents who have just experienced the death of an infant from

SIDS request time alone with the infant. The nurse should take

which of the following actions?

• Allow the parents to view the infant, but remain in the room

  with them

• Discourage the parents from seeing the infant because it will be

  too painful

• Allow the parents as much time alone with the infant as they

  need

• Deny the parents' request because they are emotionally

  distraught

Which of the following clinical manifestations are observed at

birth on infants who have meconium aspiration syndrome?

• Tachypnea, hypoxia, and often depressed

• Bradypnea, fever, pale

• Tachypnea, Tachycardia, fever

• Nasal flaring, expiratory grunting, fever

Which of the following criteria are indicative of pathologic

jaundice except?

• Jaundice for 3 days after a week from birth

• Persistent jaundice over 2 weeks in a full-term formula-fed

  infant

• Direct bilirubin exceeding 1.5 to 2 mg/dL

• Increase in serum bilirubin by 5 mg/dL/day

Which of the following are considered minor side effects of

phototherapy except?

• transient skin rashes

• dehydration

• decreased metabolic rate

• loose, greenish stools

Also known as Hyaline Membrane Disease. Its major signs are seesaw repirations, flaring nares, and tachypnea greater than 60

• SIDS

• RDS

• DIC

• ROP