New Born Assessment Exam Questions with Correct Answers what 3 questions does the nurse ask the provider in the delivery room about baby boy Campos to determine the need for resuscitation in the delivery room? - Correct Answer 1. is there good muscle tone?
- is the baby breathing?
- is this a full-term gestation neonate?
- positioning
- airway clearing
- stimulation
- intercostal retractions
- grunting
What does the nurse do in the first moments after the infant's birth - if required by the infant? (4 things) - Correct Answer 1. thermal protection
What 3 signs are indications of respiratory distress? - Correct Answer - nasal flaring
if baby has acrocyanosis & is still, with the knees & elbows flexed but hips & shoulders extended.Baby grimaces & slowly lets out a weak cry followed by a gasp & then is apneic once the nurse places the stethoscope on baby. The HR is 80. What is the nurses assessment of baby's condition? - Correct Answer - moderate distress how should an umbilical cord look after birth? - Correct Answer pale - yellow with 2 arteries & 1 vein during the initial new born assessment of baby - how does the nurse assess nasal patency? - Correct Answer close mouth, occlude 1 nostril & observe respirations When assessing the back of a baby - the nurse finds a pigmented nevus with a. tuft of hair at the base of the spine. What is this condition called? - Correct Answer Spina Bifida Occulta Baby is exhibiting jitteriness, irregular respiratory effort, weak, high-pitch cry, eye rolling & temp of
36.5. What is the baby showing signs of? - Correct Answer Hypoglycemia 1 / 2
What is pre-term vs post-term?
- abundant lanugo
- skin leathery & cracked
- thick, stiff ear cartilage
- Prominent clitoris
- Breast imperceptible - Correct Answer Pre-term:
abundant lanugo Prominent clitoris Breast imperceptible
Post-term:
skin leathery & cracked Thick, stiff ear cartilage physiologic jaundice vs pathologic jaundice
- limited to neonates
- occurs across the lifespan
- results from interruption of bilirubin metabolism
- results from increased hemolysis of RBCs
- jaundice may appear at < 24 hours of age
- jaundice appears between 48 & 72 hours of age - Correct Answer physiologic:
- is limited to neonates
- Results from increased hemolysis of red blood cells
- Jaundice appears between 48 & 72 hours of age
Pathologic:
- occurs across the lifespan
- Results from interruption of bilirubin metabolism
- Jaundice may appear at < 24 hours of age
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