Exam 2: Neonatal

Prior to surgery to relieve an intestinal obstruction, 3-month-old is kept NPO and has a nasogastric tube in place. To calm, as well as meet the infant's developmental needs best, the nurse should:

Nurse David receives baby Gil and is informed that the parents have to go home to care for their other children. What is the best gift she can give them for bonding?

Shortly after birth a male neonate is diagnosed with a hip dislocation. As the nurse what device would you use to correct this?

A frantic mother phones emergency medical services after she discovers her newborn is crying and turning more and bluer. A neonatal nurse is dispatched to the scene and on the way is asked by the paramedic what body system these signs and symptoms are most likely due to?

Baby Amelia is admitted into the neonatal intensive care unit after being born prematurely. When the neonatal nurse rounds on baby Amelia, her mother is quite frightened because baby Amelia is having Doll's eye. How long can this usually go on for?

Baby Nicole has Group B Streptococci. What is the recommended treatment?

The attending neonatologist has ordered intravenous fluid for baby Joseph. The neonatal nurse has appropriately decided to use an umbilical venous line. What should the neonatal nurse assess for before beginning the intravenous fluid?

A family has been brought into emergency following a head on automobile collision. An 8-month old baby was thrust forward and received blunt force to the thoracic area. Which of the following is most likely to give the nurse indications that there may be injury to the heart?

A baby is born to as mother who is a smoker and has suffered intrauterine growth restriction with a birth weight of 3.7 lbs. When a neonate has a low birth weight what are some of the finding(s)?

In a newborn nursery, a nurse receives a telephone call to prepare for the prepare for the admission of a 43-week-gestation newborn infant with Apgar scores of 1 nurse's highest priority should be to:

The nurse provides home instructions to a postpartum client. Which of the following statements, if made by the client, indicates that further teaching is necessary?

A 5 year old boy is brought to pediatric emergency after he suddenly developed fever at night. He sits upright, leaning forward with chin out, mouth open, and tongue protruding. His voice is thick and frog like. There is no history of cough or hoarseness. Which of the following examination needs special attention in this child as it may lead to life threatening complication if done without proper prerequisite?

What should neonate nurse provide to the family for bereavement care?

Baby Louise is diagnosed with clubfoot and her mother inquires as to when should treatment begin?

A nurse has provided discharge instructions to the parents of an infant who had a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt procedure performed for the treatment of hydrocephalus. Which statement if made by the parents indicates an accurate understanding of the presence of a shunt complication?

Nurse Andie is assessing the reflexes of a newborn infant. In eliciting the Moro reflex, the nurse would execute which of the following?

A nurse prepares to administer a vitamin K injection to a newborn infant. The mother asks the nurse why her newborn infant needs the injection. The best response by the nurse would be:

A mother brings her child with a fever for the past 24 hours into the emergency department. After a full work up it is determined the child with require a lumbar puncture. Which position should the emergency nurse place the child in?

A nurse is assessing a newborn infant who was born to a mother who is addicted to drugs. Which of the following assessment findings would the nurse not expect to note during the assessment of this newborn?

What is the best method for endotracheal tube placement on a neonate?