Screenings
The purpose of the BAER test
What is to detect electrical activity in auditory pathways of the brain
The normal body temperature for a newborn
What is 97.7 to 99.5 degrees
The 3 medications suggested for newborns
What is vitamin K injection, hepatitis B vaccine, and erythromycin eye ointment
Findings such as vernix, milia, and stork bites are considered...
What is normal skin assessment
Vessels of umbilical cord
What is 1 vein and 2 arteries
Tests for inborn errors in metabolic, genetic, and infectious conditions
What is PKU screening
Loss of heat to a cooler surface by direct skin contact
What is conduction
You are assessing a baby's APGAR score at 1 minute of life. Their color is blue, they are crying/sneezing, moving all extremities, and has a heart rate of 133.
What is APGAR score of 8
The yellowing of skin and sclera
What is jaundice
The name of the stool the baby passes the first few days of life
What is meconium
What is 24-48 hours
Transfer of heat from warm surface to cool surface
What is radiation
You are assessing a baby's APGAR score at 5 minutes. The baby is pale, has a heart rate of 105, is limp, taking occasional breaths but not crying, but grimaces with painful stimuli.
What is APGAR score of 4
A membrane covered soft gap or space between the unfused bones of a newborns' skull
What is fontanelle
The six neurological reflexes
Moro (startle), palmar grasp, sucking/rooting, tonic neck, stepping, babinski
These are 4 reasons we would need to test a baby's blood glucose
What is SGA (small for gestational age), LGA (large for gestational age), low body temperature, and mom is a diabetic
Loss of heat as water converts to vapor
The purpose of vitamin K
What is to prevent bleeding due to Vitamin K deficiency
The natural process where a baby's skull temporarily changes shape as it passes through the vaginal canal
What is moulding
Care of circumcision
Toxic levels of bilirubin can lead to this
What is kernicterus
Neutral thermal environment (NTE) is
What is oxygen and metabolic demands are minimized while maintaining body temperature
You are the baby nurse assessing a baby's APGARS at 1 minute. The baby is acrocyanotic, HR is 150, starting to cry with stimulation, and is limp.
What is APGAR score of 6
Grunting, nasal flaring, and retracting are all signs of
What is respiratory distress
On assessment, the newborn has a spinal dimple and tuft of hair. This is indicative of
Spina bifida occulta