Risky Baby Business
Level of blood glucose that requires treatment in the newborn
What is <39 mg/dL
This action is commonly performed at delivery and also helps stimulate breathing
What is drying the infant
This is the gestation (number in weeks/days) that an infant is considered full term
What is > 39 weeks "go the full 40" weeks
One action that can help protect newborns from illness
Breastfeeding, handwashing, not taking baby out in public, not exposing baby to people who are not vaccinated or who are sick.
The birthweight above 90% is called this
LGA or large for gestational age
Prematurity, LGA, SGA put the newborn at risk for this
What is hypoglycemia
The nurse must keep their hand hovering over the baby when performing this task
What is weighing the infant or placing it on the scale
The name of the graph/tool used to plot the gestational age of a newborn
What is the Ballard or Dubowitz exam tool
What are some symptoms of a baby who has been born to a mother on drugs
jittery, can't console, high pitch cry, poor feeding, temp instability, respiratory issues, diarrhea, increased SIDS risk.
Temp instability, lethargy, respiratory distress, poor feeding, diarrhea, high pitch cry is seen in these infants born of mother's with this history
What is substance abuse
This common birth injury may exhibit as a blunted Moro reflex or crepitus when rotating the affected arm
What is a broken clavicle
This medication is given IM to the newborn with in 2 hours of birth to promote blood clotting
What is Vitamin K
When the bag of water breaks, this indicates a hypoxic event in utero often in the post dates infant due to the placenta breaking down (post dates)
What is passing meconium or meconium stained fluid
The name of the tool used to score narcotic withdrawl in the newborn
NAS -neonatal abstinence scoring
This cherubic baby, often born to a diabetic mother, is at high risk for poor feeding, blood glucose issues and respiratory complications
What is the LGA baby / born to a diabetic mother
80% of Premature infants experience this common newborn injury due to the immaturity of their liver
What is jaundice
The nurse blanches this area(s) of the newborns body in bright sunlight to assess newborn jaundice
The forehead, nose, or chest
The term for the newborn exhibiting thin skin with visible vessels and an abundance of vernix
What is premature
This is the deposit of bilirubin in the basil ganglia of the brain that can lead to death or permanent brain damage.
What is hyperbilirubin encephalopathy or kernicterus
The name for the infant who is at the 90 percentile
What is large for gestational age
This fetal structure can open (reverts) if respiratory distress occurs
What is the PDA Ductus Arteriosus
The name of the vaccine given to newborns whose mothers are hepatitis positive
Hbig
This newborn is often called the "great imposter", and is at higher risk for readmission for jaundice, blood sugar issues and weight loss
What is a late preterm infant
This is the name of the tool used to determine jaundice risk or determine if a newborn is SGA, AGA or LGA
What is the namogram
Jacki said this is indicates there was a lack of oxygen and nutrients delivered to this aged fetus resulting in a "Double Whammy" meaning 2 risk factors and a higher risk of mortality
What is prematurity accompanying growth restriction/SGA