APGARS
Points given on an APGAR for a heart rate below 100
What is ONE
Considered the normal temperature in a neonate
What is 36.5 - 37.5 Celsius?
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?
The first 3 initial steps of newborn care at birth
What is Warm, Dry, and Stimulate the baby?
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
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 recommended by the CDC to be given to neonates to prevent this disease
What is Hepatitis B?
A common goal for a healthy term infant in the first hour of life, often referred to as the Golden Hour
Obtaining a successful feeding
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
Score that would trigger the need for a TEN minute APGAR
What is less than SEVEN
The common frequency of vital signs on a neonate in the first TWO hours of life
What is every 30 minutes?
A test measuring the oxygen saturation of the hemoglobin on the infant's right hand and either foot, with a "positive" screen resulting if either result is <90%
What is a CCHD screening?
Another medication that may be necessary if the mother has a positive HBsAg screen
HBIG (hepatitis B surface antigen)
Based on LMP and neonatal weight, this assessment helps providers to identify risks that may guide their care of the infant
What is a gestational age assessment?