Growth
What is one complication that SGA newborns are at especially high risk for due to low fat stores?
Hypothermia
What is the most common early sign of neonatal hypoglycemia?
Jitteriness or tremors
Lack of surfactant causing alveolar collapse describes what newborn condition?
Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS)
Irritability and excessive yawning in a newborn are signs of what condition?
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Temperature instability and poor feeding in a newborn may indicate what?
Infection or sepsis
What is one classic physical finding in an SGA newborn?
Large head, thin dry skin, thin umbilical cord
What is the first-line treatment for mild newborn hypoglycemia?
Early feeding or glucose gel
Tachypnea from retained fetal lung fluid describes what temporary condition?
Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN)
What care model guides treatment for withdrawal newborns?
Eat–Sleep–Console
What key maternal condition requires extra glucose monitoring after betamethasone administration?
Gestational diabetes
What assessment finding may indicate a brachial plexus injury in an LGA newborn?
A limp or non-moving arm on the affected side
Ruddy skin, lethargy, and poor feeding in a newborn are signs of what blood condition?
Polycythemia
A chest X-ray showing patchy infiltrates in a newborn suggests what condition?
Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
Name one common sign of prematurity related to feeding.
Weak suck or feeding difficulty
Through what route is exogenous surfactant administered to newborns?
Endotracheal tube
What common complication of LGA newborns increases bilirubin levels after birth?
Polycythemia leading to hyperbilirubinemia
What major intervention may be required for severe polycythemia?
Partial exchange transfusion (PET)
What is the hallmark imaging finding of RDS on chest X-ray?
“Ground-glass” appearance
What environment modification helps soothe infants with NAS?
Low-stimulation environment
Name two signs of newborn sepsis
Apnea, grunting, swollen belly, diarrhea, seizures, mottled skin
Name two nursing assessments specific to SGA newborns.
Monitor for hypoglycemia, assess feeding, track weight, monitor vitals and temperature
Name two long-term risks associated with untreated newborn hypoglycemia.
Seizures, developmental delays, apnea, tachypnea
Name two nursing interventions for meconium aspiration.
Suctioning, oxygen therapy, ventilation, surfactant administration
List two nursing priorities for preterm infants with apnea/bradycardia spells.
Frequent vital signs, airway support, cluster care, monitor oxygenation
What is a major nursing requirement during surfactant administration?
Continuous monitoring for desaturation/bradycardia and suctioning before administration