the neonate

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A nurse is administering vitamin K to a neonate following delivery. The medication comes in a concentration of 2 mg/mL, and the ordered dose is 0.5 mg to be given subcutaneously. How many milliliters should the nurse administer? Record your answer using two decimal places.

0.25

A client delivers a full-term neonate who weighed 7 lbs, 8 oz. (3,402 g) at birth 2 days ago. When weighing the neonate, which weight would the nurse expect?

6 lb, 12 oz. (3,061 g)

The nurse is assisting with the birth of a newborn and observes that the amniotic fluid is meconium stained. After the delivery of the newborn, there are no spontaneous respirations. Which interventions should the nurse perform to provide a patent airway? Select all that apply.

Administer 100% oxygen under pressure. Suction with low pressure for less than 10 seconds. Have supplies ready for the health care provider to intubate

ust after birth, the nurse measures a neonate's axillary temperature at 94.1° F (34.5° C). What should the nurse do?

Rewarm the neonate gradually

A nurse is obtaining data on a 1-day-old neonate in the nursery. Which findings would indicate possible asphyxia in utero? Select all that apply.

The neonate's toes do not curl downward when the soles of the feet are touched. The neonate does not respond when the nurse claps hands. The neonate displays weak, ineffective sucking.

a nurse is obtaining data on a 1 day old neonate in the nursery. Which findings would indicate possible asphyxia in utero? Select all that apply.

The neonate's toes do not curl downward when the soles of the feet are touched. The neonate does not respond when the nurse claps. The neonate displays weak, ineffective sucking

A licensed practical nurse (LPN) is delegating responsibilities to a certified nursing assistant (CNA) on a busy postpartum unit. Which task would be appropriate for the LPN to delegate to the CNA?

bottle-feeding a 24-hour-old neonate

A nurse is providing care to a neonate who has received prolonged mechanical ventilation following birth. For which condition should the nurse carefully monitor this neonate?

bronchopulmonary dysplasia

A nurse is caring for a neonate and is using measures to help maintain the neonate's temperature. Which intervention would be most effective in helping to prevent evaporative heat loss?

immediately drying the neonate

Parents of a neonate born with severe congenital anomalies have requested that the staff institute a do-not-resituate (DNR) order. While working with this family, the nurse applies the ethical principle of autonomy by

making sure the parents are well informed about their infant's condition and that they've made an informed decision.

To minimize the amount of a drug received by an infant through breast- feeding, the nurse should tell the mother to

take the medication immediately after breast-feeding.


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