Exam 12: The Term Newborn

The mother of a 2-week-old infant tells the nurse that she thinks her baby is sleeping too much. The most appropriate nursing response to this mother would be:

The nurse is going to use a bulb syringe to clear mucus from a newborn's nose and mouth. The nurse's first action is to:

A first-time mother reports that she is experiencing difficulty breastfeeding her newborn. The neonatal reflex that the nurse would teach the mother to elicit, in order to facilitate breastfeeding, is:

Nursing care of the newly circumcised infant includes: Select all that apply.

The parents of a newborn baby girl express concern about the baby's vaginal discharge, which appears to be bloody mucus. The nurse explains that this is caused by: