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

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

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

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

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, which makes this defect a ____________________.

The nurse demonstrates how to flush the ventriculoperitoneal shunt by the use of the ____________________ that is in place behind the baby's ear.

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

A newborn was just admitted to the NICU with a meningomyelocele. The priority for preoperative nursing care of this newborn is to protect the sac by:

After feeding a baby with hydrocephalus, the nurse will take special care to:

A 3-month-old infant is diagnosed with developmental hip dysplasia. The nurse explains that the usual treatment for this infant would be:

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:

The nurse instructing parents about positioning their toddler who has just had a body spica cast applied would include to:

When the parents ask what the light does for their jaundiced baby, the nurse responds that the light:

The nurse uses a diagram to show that when the CSF is obstructed in the subarachnoid space rather than in the ventricles, the resulting hydrocephalus is diagnosed as ____________________ hydrocephalus.

Phototherapy is instituted for an infant with jaundice. An appropriate nursing action for the infant with jaundice is to:

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:

The nurse advising parents about feeding their infant who has phenylketonuria, would include the information to:

The nurse caring for the child who has had a ventriculoperitoneal shunt for hydrocephalus observes an increasing abdominal girth. The most appropriate response would be to:

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

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