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

The assessment made that would lead the nurse to suspect hip dysplasia would be:

The nurse uses a picture to show which characteristic(s) typical of Down syndrome? Select all that apply.

Obstruction within the ventricles of the brain or inadequate reabsorption of cerebrospinal fluid may be responsible for the occurrence of:

The nurse caring for an infant with hydrocephalus would take special precaution to:

What manifestation(s) of increasing ICP in the hydrocephalic child should the nurse be aware of? Select all that apply.

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

Postoperative nursing care of the infant following surgical repair of a cleft lip would include:

Parents of a newborn with a unilateral cleft lip are concerned about having the defect repaired. The nurse explains that a child with a cleft lip usually undergoes surgical repair:

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

The nurse advising parents about feeding their infant who has phenylketonuria should suggest which type of formula and/or diet?

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

What would be included in the plan of care for a child just returned to the floor from surgery in which a clubfoot was repaired? Select all that apply.

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) ____________________.

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

When the CSF is obstructed in the subarachnoid space rather than in the ventricles, the resulting hydrocephalus is diagnosed as ____________________ hydrocephalus.

The nurse observes that the infant's anterior fontanelle is bulging after placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. The nurse positions this infant:

An 18-month-old child who has had a surgical repair of a cleft palate is now allowed to eat a regular diet. The adjustment the nurse would make in feeding is to:

The nurse counsels the parents of a child with a cleft palate that they should be alert for signs of:

In caring for an infant with an intracranial hemorrhage, what will the nurse include in the plan of care? Select all that apply.

Phototherapy is instituted for an infant. An appropriate nursing action for the infant having phototherapy is to: