Exam 13: Preterm and Postterm Newborns

The nurse caring for a preterm infant will record the intake and output. The nurse is aware that an optimum output would be _____ mL/kg/hr.

The nurse recognizes symptoms of cold stress in a preterm infant as:

The nurse's safest action to ensure tube placement when preparing to initiate a gavage feeding is to:

A preterm infant has a yellow skin color and a rising bilirubin level. The nurse is aware that this infant is at risk for:

The nurse carefully assesses the preterm infant for respiratory distress syndrome because of a deficiency of:

The nurse is caring for an infant born at 35 weeks of gestation. A physical characteristic that the nurse might expect this infant to exhibit is:

When assessing a preterm infant, the nurse observes nasal flaring, sternal retractions, and expiratory grunting. These findings are indicative of:

The nurse assessing a preterm infant understands that the infant's level of maturation refers to:

The apnea monitor indicates that a preterm infant is having an apneic episode. The appropriate nursing action in this situation is to:

The nurse knows that a postterm infant may experience which potential problem(s)? Select all that apply.

The nurse explains that the postterm neonate is especially at risk for cold stress due to: