OB Nursing Quiz

According to World Health Organization guidelines, how many hours(minimum) should the first bath of a newborn be delayed?

• 12hrs

• 8hrs

• 6hrs

• 24hrs

Delaying the first bath for 24 hours of exclusive breastfeeding and skin to skin contact may reduced incidence of?

• Hypothermia and hyperglycemia

• Hypothermia and hypoglycemia

• Hypothermia and hyponatremia

• Hypothermia and hypoxemia

Newborn Jay, delivered at 36 weeks and 2 days, would be considered a candidate for bathing the following morning. This statement is?

• True

• False

One important guideline and sequence in cleansing and bathing the newborn is from?

• Extremities first then body and head

• Buttocks, back and head

• Head, face and full body

• Face, Hair and full body bath

In cleaning the base of newborn’s umbilical cord, you know that the proper technique would be?

• Up-down then discard

• Cleaning including the skin near of abdomen

• Circular motion, then discard

• Clean the stump down to the base

When Nurse Even unwrap the baby before bathing, he noticed that the baby’s diaper is soaked with poops. What should nurse Even do first?

• Removed the diaper and proceed to bathing

• Clean the buttocks with wet wipes

• Do not remove the diaper

• Change the diaper then proceeds to bathing

Which of the following is contra indicated for Baby bathing.

• Presence of Mongolian spots

• Inactive sucking reflex

• Baby with 37 weeks AOG

• Temperature of 37-degree cent.

Which of the following is true about umbilical cords?

• Fresh umbilical cord should not be wet

• Used binder or belly band while umbilical cord is still fresh.

• Umbilical cord can fall off from 5 to 10 days

• Cleaning of umbilical cord from stump to umbilical cord clamp.

Nurse even noticed that an hour before the desired time for bathing, Mother A is breast feeding her baby. What must be Nurse Even next step of intervention.

• Tell mother A that do not overfeed her baby.

• Ask Mother A to stop feeding immediately.

• Remind Mother A that 1 hour is the window hour before breast feeding

• All of the above

Which of the following is NOT true about eye care?

• clean the NB eyes starting from the inner to outer cantus.

• Use a same cotton ball for each eye and clean in one stroke.

• Dip the cotton balls into cool boiled water and squeezed out excess water

• None of the above