Exam 14: The Newborn with a Perinatal Injury or Congenital Malformation

The nurse is aware that the child with Down syndrome has a high incidence of deformities of the:

The nurse bathing an infant would recognize a sign of developmental hip dysplasia,which is:

When the parents ask what the light does for their jaundiced infant,the nurse responds that the light:

The nurse caring for the child who has had a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VP)for hydrocephalus observes an increasing abdominal girth.The most appropriate response would be to:

The nurse demonstrates how to flush the ventriculoperitoneal shunt by the use of the ____________________ that is in place behind the infant's ear.

The nurse clarifies to the parents of a child with spina bifida that their child has a portion of the spinal cord in the sac in addition to the meninges.This type of spina bifida is known as a(n)____________________.

A 3-month-old infant is diagnosed with developmental hip dysplasia.The nurse explains that the usual treatment for this infant would be:

Following delivery,a mother asks the nurse about newborn screening tests.The nurse explains that the optimal time for testing for phenylketonuria is:

The nurse instructing parents about positioning their toddler who has just had a body spica cast applied would include to:

The nurse is caring for a macrosomic newborn whose mother has diabetes.The nurse would assess the neonate for:

The nurse explains that the Rh-negative mother who should receive RhoGAM is the mother who: