Exam 12: The Term Newborn

A full-term newborn weighs 3600 grams at birth. When he is weighed 3 days later, the nurse would expect this newborn to weigh:

The nurse's best response to a mother who is voicing concern about the molding of her 2-day-old baby is:

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

The noninvasive forms of pain relief a nurse might apply to a newborn are: Select all that apply.

The nurse advises the nursing mother that the immune globulin that is found in breast milk is ____________________.

To protect newborns from infection while in the nursery, the nurse plans to:

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

While assessing the head of a healthy, full-term newborn, the nurse anticipates that the anterior fontanelle is:

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." The nurse's most helpful response would be:

The statement that indicates the parent understands the guidelines for bathing a newborn is:

The statement that indicates the parents understand when to contact the pediatrician or nurse practitioner is:

Shortly after delivery, a symptom of respiratory distress in the newborn that should be reported is:

When the newborn's crib was moved suddenly, the nurse noticed that his legs flexed and the arms fanned out, and then both came back toward the midline. The nurse would interpret this behavior as:

The nurse is measuring the vital signs of a full-term newborn. An abnormal finding would be:

The mother of a 4-day-old calls the pediatrician's office because she is concerned about her baby's skin. The finding that needs to be reported promptly to the child's pediatrician is:

Parents express concern about the milia on the face and nose of their baby. The nurse's most helpful response would be to instruct the parents to:

The nurse reminds the parents of a newborn that newborns must be protected from environments that are too cold or too hot because newborns have: Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a newborn that is being breastfed. The nurse would expect the stool color to be:

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

While inspecting a newborn's head, the nurse identifies a swelling of the scalp that does not cross the suture line. The nurse would document this finding as: