MCN

When teaching parents how to care for their newborn's umbilical cord, which statement by the nurse is correct?

"Be careful to keep the cord dry until it falls off."

The apical pulse of a newborn is considered to be within normal limits if it is between __________beats per minute

120-160

A newborn should void by_____hours of age.

24

Which of the following neonates is at highest risk for cold stress?

A 33 gestational week SGA neonate

A newborn male has just been circumcised with a Gomco device. The nurse correctly teaches the parents to apply ___________to the penis after the bath until the area is healed.

A&D ointment or petroleum jelly on a gauze pad

Low-set ears in a newborn can be an indication of

Chromosomal abnormalities

The nurse is assessing the neonate's skin and notes the presence of small, irregular, red patches on the cheeks that develop into single, yellow pimples on the chest or abdomen. The name of this common skin condition is:

Eruthema toxicum

____________ointment is placed in the newborn's eyes in the first hours of life to protect from chlamydia and gonorrhea infections.

Erythromycin

A mother notices that her newborn has a slightly elongated skull. The nurse should explain this to the mother as:

molding

Newborns are immunized in the nursery against:

Hepatitis B

Jitteriness in a newborn is often a sign of ___________.

Hypoglycemia

Signs of respiratory distress in a newborn include (Choose all that apply):

Nasal flaring Grunting with expiration

Which route is contraindicated for assessing temperature in a newborn?

oral

Which interventions are important in caring for a newborn under bili-lights?

protect babys eyes undress baby

A mother encouraging her newborn to breastfeed would stimulate which primitive reflex?

rooting

Four babies have just been admitted into the newborn nursery. Which of the babies should the nurse assess first?

The baby with temperature 96.3 degrees F, length 17 inches

A pregnant patient 35 weeks' gestation gives birth to a healthy baby boy. What factors regarding the development of the normal respiratory system should the nurse consider when performing an assessment of the neonate?

Under normal circumstances, by the 34th to 36th weeks of gestation, surfactant is produced in sufficient amounts to maintain alveolar stability.

When an infant's head is turned to one side, the infant extends the arm and leg on that side and flexes the arm and leg on the opposite side. This primitive response is called the _________________reflex.

tonic -neck

A newborn's weight is 3500 grams. This weight is considered to be:

average

Vitamin K is administered to a newborn shortly after birth to lessen the possibility of:

bleeding

A father is questioning the nurse about when the anterior, diamond shaped fontanel will close on his newborn's head. The correct answer by the nurse is:

by 18 months

A small amount of milky white substance from a newborn's nipples is a normal finding

true

The skin of a newborn with physiologic jaundice appears

yellow

When teaching care to the parents of an uncircumcised male, the nurse should emphasize that the infant's foreskin should be retracted once a day for cleaning.

false

The fine downy hair found on the face, back, and shoulders of a newborn is called:

lanugo