Exam 13: Preterm and Postterm Newborns

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

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

The nurse reviews the potential problems a postmature infant may experience, such as: Select all that apply.

When a preterm infant is receiving an intravenous infusion containing calcium gluconate, the nurse would assess this infant for:

The nurse in a pediatrician's office is preparing to do a developmental assessment on a 3-month-old infant who was born at 36 weeks. To adjust for the preterm birth, the nurse will evaluate the infant at the level of a _____ achievement.

The parent of a 4-month-old infant, born prematurely, asks the nurse if her daughter will always be small for her age. An appropriate nursing response would be: