APGARS
Points given on an APGAR for a heart rate below 100
What is ONE
Considered the normal temperature in a neonate
What is 97.7 to 99.5 F
A test commonly performed for an infant manifesting jitteriness, lethargy, or has risk factors such as LGA
What is a glucose screen?
A medicine placed in the eyes of a newborn to prevent transmission of STIs such as chlamydia
What is erythromycin ointment?
This is the nurse's first priority immediately after birth to help the newborn maintain body temperature.
What is drying the newborn and providing warmth?
Common times for APGARS to be assessed
What is ONE and FIVE minutes
Considered the normal respiratory rate for a neonate
What is 30-60 respirations per minute?
This screening promotes early intervention, allowing for improved speech and language in affected infants
What is a hearing screen?
Given to help prevent hemmorhagic disease in the neonate
What is Vitamin K?
Skin-to-skin, hats, and blankets help nurses to meet this important goal for a neonate
Maintaining body temperature / thermoregulation
Points given for a baby with blue hands and feet
What is ONE
Considered a normal apical heart rate range for a neonate
What is 110-160 beats per minute?
This screen helps to identify babies at risk for jaundice and kernicterus
What is bilirubin?
A vaccination given to neonates to prevent this disease
What is Hepatitis B?
What is the first kind of breastmilk called?
Colostrum
Points given for flaccid tone
What is ZERO
Normal oxygen saturation level for a neonate after TEN minutes of life
What is >90%?
Done in the first 24-48 hours of birth, this test checks for over 40 different disorders
What is a Newborn Blood Screen?
Another name for Phytonadione
What is Vitamin K?
A crucial step in facilitating neonates are not switched with the wrong parents
What is placing matching ID bands on the infant and parents and matching the infant to the parents each time they are separated and reunited
True or False: APGAR scores guide neonatal resuscitation
Fale ABCs do
The common frequency of vital signs on a neonate in the first TWO hours of life
What is every 30 minutes?
A parent asks, "If my baby's newborn screening is normal, does that mean my baby cannot have any genetic disorders?" How should the nurse respond?
What is: "No. Newborn screening only tests for specific disorders. A normal result does not rule out all genetic or medical conditions."
What is the dose for Vitamin K in mg
0.5 to 1 mg
How many breaths per minutes is considered tachypnea in newborns?
<60 breaths per minute