Exam 12: The Term Newborn

The nurse is assessing Apgar score on a newborn.What will be evaluated?

Which statement indicates the parents understand when to contact the pediatrician or nurse practitioner?

The nurse in the nursery may use CRIES,PIPP,NIPS,or NPASS as a guide to _____________ assessment.

The parents of a newborn girl express concern about the infant's vaginal discharge,which appears to be bloody mucus.What does the nurse explain as the cause?

The nurse is aware that a full-term infant is born with which reflexes?

The mother of a 2-week-old infant tells the nurse,"I think the baby is constipated.I've noticed she strains when she has a bowel movement." What is nurse's most helpful response?

The nurse compared the birth weight of a 3-day-old with her current weight and determined the infant had lost weight.What is the most appropriate intervention by the nurse?

The nurse instructs the mother that when the neonate's stool becomes loose and takes on a greenish-yellow color,this is normal __________ stool.

The nurse is caring for a newborn who is being breastfed.What will the nurse expect the stool color to be 2 days after birth?

A first-time mother reports that she is experiencing difficulty breastfeeding her newborn.Which neonatal reflex would the nurse teach the mother to elicit to facilitate breastfeeding?

Prancing movements of the legs,seen when an infant is held upright on the examining table,are termed the __________ __________ .

Which assessment of the newborn should be reported?

Parents of a newborn are worried about dark areas over the sacrum of the newborn.What does the nurse explain this transitory skin discoloration is called?

On what knowledge would the nurse base a response to a mother who questions,"Do you think my baby recognizes my voice?"

Parents express concern about the milia on the face and nose of their infant.What is the nurse's most helpful response when instructing the parents?

What noninvasive forms of pain relief might a nurse implement with a newborn?

What symptom assessed in the newborn shortly after delivery should be reported?

While inspecting a newborn's head,the nurse identifies a swelling of the scalp that does not cross the suture line.How would the nurse refer to this finding when documenting?

The pediatric clinic nurse receives lab results on several newborn patients.Which of the following should be brought to the physician's attention first?

The nurse takes into consideration that newborns are especially prone to dehydration because of which aspects of their physiology?