Newborn This!
Which heat loss mechanism occurs through air currents or drafts?
What is convection!
What causes caput succedaneum?
What is pressure on the head during birth!
Which two medications are never given in the same leg
What is vitamin K and Hepatitis B
Which reflex indicates neurologic integrity when the baby is startled?
What is Moro Reflex!
What should the nurse do if the newborns blood glucose is below 45 mg/dl
What is feed the baby
What does acrocyanosis indicate in a newborn?
What is a normal finding!
How should the diaper be placed after a circumcision?
What is loosely (to avoid pressure on the site)
What is the main cause of heat loss through evaporation?
What is wet skin exposed to air
What four systems undergo the most dramatic transition at birth?
What is circulatory, respiratory, thermoregulation, and glucose control
The parents of a healthy newborn refuse the hepatitis B vaccine. What is the nurse's first action?
What is provide education on purpose and benefits of vaccine
What is the best position for a newborn to sleep in?
What is supine!
How many arteries and veins are in a normal umbilical cord
What is two arteries and one vein!
What abnormal finding indicated possible Down Syndrome
What is low set ears!
What is a normal newborn weight range in grams
What is 2,500 to 4,000
What immunoglobulin provides passive immunity from the mother?
What is IgG!
What does lanugo indicate about gestational age?
What is Abundant means PRETERM. Sparse means TERM
What does a stork bite look like?
What is blanchable pink or red patch on eyelids!
What does the presence of vernix indicate?
What is Prematurity!
When should a PKU screening be performed?
What is 24 hours after the baby is born!
What would green or yellow discharge from the umbilical cord suggest?
What is infection or meconium staining!
Which characteristic distinguishes a cephalohematoma from caput succedaneum
What is cephalohematoma does NOT cross the suture lines
What finding differentiates pathologic from physiologic jaundice?
What is pathologic appears within 24 hours after birth!
What indicates a positive Barlow or Ortolani maneuver?
What is clicking or dislocation!
What is the normal head-to-chest circumference ratio at birth!
What is head about 2cm larger than chest!
Name two newborns that are at highest risk for hypoglycemia?
What is Preterm, post-term, SGA, LGA, and infants of diabetic moms!