Hyperbilirubinemia
Medical intervention that can decrease or stop rise in serum bilirubin and treatment of choice
What is phototherapy
A neonate born to a mother with this Comorbidity is at high risk of experiencing hypoglycemia?
What is Diabetes
An infant is considered premature prior to what gestational age?
<37 weeks gestation
What is the most likely cause of pain with breastfeeding
What is poor latch
Disorder that occurs when the blood groups of the mother and newborn are different; the most common of these are Rh incompatibility and ABO incompatibility.
Two nursing interventions that can prevent jaundice/hyperbilirubinemia in a newborn?
Early feedings and keep the newborn warm
In what are area of the body is a baby checked for blood sugars
What is the heel
Temperature instability, poor feeding, and poor muscle tone/lethargy
What are signs of sepsis in the newborn
A non pharmacological method for managing pain in the newborn
What is swaddling, sucking, swaying, side lying or shhhing.
Acute inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal mucosa commonly complicated by perforation; intestinal ischemia, colonization by pathogenic bacteria, and formula feeding all play an important role in its development.
When jaundice appears prior to 24 hours of age.
What is Pathologic jaundice
When should a newborn's blood sugars be assessed.
What is in the case if SGA/IUGR, LGA, or mother is diabetic
Critical nursing interventions for a newborn with a myelomenogocele.
What is prone position and cover with sterile dressing and plastic
The abdominal positioning when breastfeeding in any position
What is belly to belly
What is the mouth before the nose
True or False: Exclusive breastfeeding is contraindicated for hyperbilirubinemia
What is False
What are some of the symptoms to watch for in a neonate that may alert the nurse of hypoglycemia
Poor feeding, diaphoretic, Jittery, weak shrill cry, hypothermia, lethargy, flaccid tone, seizures
A priority complication of a circumcision
What is bleeding
What is assessing for bruising and facial symmetry
A cord blood test that indicates that a newborn would be high risk of hyperbilirubinemia.
What is a Direct Combs test
or what is a Direct Antibody Titer
If hypoglycemia persists after feedings, what do you anticipate will be ordered
What is IV dextrose
The minimum blood glucose that would be considered normal
What is 40 ml/d
Watery stools, hyperthermia and high-pitched cry are signs of what complication in the newborn.
What is Neonatal abstinence syndrome or withdrawal.
Hemolytic disease of the newborn, ABO incompatibility, diabetes, infections, and polycythemia can all lead to this
What are causes of hyperbilirubinemia?
Two ways we can identify a newborn as part of security protocols.
What is ID bracelents
Footprints/fingerprints
Security picture