Exam 29: The High-Risk Newborn: Problems Related to Gestational Age and Development

While caring for the postterm infant,the nurse recognizes that the fetus may have passed meconium prior to birth as a result of

Decreased surfactant production in the preterm lung is a problem because surfactant

What will the nurse note when assessing an SGA infant with asymmetric intrauterine growth restriction?

To maintain optimal thermoregulation for the premature infant,the nurse should

Infants born between 34 0/7 and 36 6/7 weeks of gestation are called late preterm infants because they have many needs similar to those of preterm infants.Because they are more stable than early preterm infants,they may receive care that is much like that of a full-term baby.The mother-baby or nursery nurse knows that these babies are at increased risk for (select all that apply)