Chapter 08: Wong’s Essentials of Pediatric Nursing, 10th Edition

1. Which is defined as a vaguely outlined area of edematous tissue situated over the portion of
the scalp that presents in a vertex delivery?
a. Caput succedaneum
b. Hydrocephalus
c. Cephalhematoma
d. Subdural hematoma

2. Which finding on a newborn assessment should the nurse recognize as suggestive of a clavicle
fracture?
a. Negative scarf sign
b. Asymmetric Moro reflex
c. Swelling of fingers on affected side
d. Paralysis of affected extremity and muscles

3. The parents of a newborn ask the nurse what caused the baby’s facial nerve paralysis. What
knowledge should the nurse’s response be based on?
a. Genetic defect
b. Birth injury
c. Spinal cord injury
d. Inborn error of metabolism

4. A mother is upset because her newborn has erythema toxicum neonatorum. What information
should the nurse base the response to the mother?
a. Easily treated
b. Benign and transient
c. Usually not contagious
d. Usually not disfiguring

5. What is oral candidiasis (thrush) in the newborn?
a. Bacterial infection that is life threatening in the neonatal period
b. Bacterial infection of mucous membranes that responds readily to treatment
c. Yeastlike fungal infection of mucous membranes that is relatively common
d. Benign disorder that is transmitted from mother to newborn during the birth
process only

6. What does nursing care of the newborn with oral candidiasis (thrush) include?
a. Avoiding use of pacifier
b. Removing characteristic white patches with a soft cloth
c. Continuing medication for a prescribed number of days
d. Applying medication to oral mucosa, being careful that none is ingested

7. Which is a bright red, rubbery nodule with a rough surface and a well-defined margin that
may be present at birth?
a. Port-wine stain
b. Juvenile melanoma
c. Cavernous hemangioma
d. Strawberry hemangioma