Newborn and nicu nursing Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Exam 4: High Risk Newborn NCLEX 117 Questions with Verified Answers 3 - CORRECT ANSWER A 1-day-old neonate, 32 weeks' gestation, is in an overhead warmer. The nurse assesses the morning axillary temperature as 96.9°F. Which of the following could explain this assessment finding? 1. This is a normal temperature for a preterm neonate. 2. Axillary temperatures are not valid for preterm babies. 3. The supply of brown adipose tissue is incomplete. 4. Conduction heat loss is pronounced ...

OB High Risk Newborn Final Practice 53 Questions with Verified Answers A 1-day-old neonate, 32 weeks' gestation, is in an overhead warmer. The nurse assesses the morning axillary temperature as 96.9ºF. Which of the following could explain this assessment finding? 1. This is a normal temperature for a preterm neonate. 2. Axillary temperatures are not valid for preterm babies. 3. The supply of brown adipose tissue is incomplete. 4. Conduction heat loss is pronounced in the baby. - CORR...

NICU Nursing exam question with complete solution What is the high risk neonate defined as? - Correct Answer A newborn, regardless of gestational age or birth weight, who has greater than average chance of morbidity or mortality d/t conditions associated with birth and the transition to extrauterine life. How is a high risk neonate classified by weight? - Correct Answer -Low birth weight: <2500g -Very low birth weight: <1500g -Extremely low birth weight: <1000g How is a high ri...

PN Pediatrics Exam Questions With Verified Answers. The nurse is caring for an infant born to a mother who abused cocaine during her pregnancy. The nurse would likely notice that this infant: - answercries when touched. Four weeks before the birth of a client's already large child, the primary care provider has told the client that if the baby gets bigger and the baby's lungs are ready, the care provider would like to perform a cesarean birth. The woman asks the nurse what the downside i...

ATI NR 327 / NR327 (Latest 2023/ 2024) Maternal-Child Nursing Exam| Grade A | Questions and Correct Verified Answers- Chamberlain Q: A nurse is assisting a client who is 4 hr postpartum to get out of bed for the first time. The client becomes frightened by a gush of dar red blood from her vagina. Which of the following statements should the nurse make in response? Answer: "Blood pools in the vagina when you are lying in bed." Q: A nurse is caring for a preterm infant in the NIC...

NNP Practice Exam (CCPR 2024) Practice Questions and Answers Indication of a plugged endotracheal tube is a. condensation in the endotracheal tube b. sudden decrease in chest wall movement c. tachycardia - Correct Answer ️️ -b. sudden decrease in chest wall movement A neonate has a low T4 and elevated TSH. The appropriate next step would be a. begin thyroid hormone replacement therapy b. monitor the infant for lethargy, hypotonia and feeding difficulties c. recheck T4 and TSH levels...

Premature newborn admitted to the hospital NICU. Baby remains unstable and critical for 2 days after admission. - Answer 99468, 99469 x 2 (Initial critical care neonatal day is assigned 99468, subsequent days of neonatal critical care is assigned 99469.) Patient admitted to inpatient hospital for possible stroke. History of right-sided numbness and weakness, 2-week duration. No cough, no chest pain. Exam of respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological. CT of brain with contrast performed as ...

NICU Nursing FULL TEST Questions with Answers| Latest Update| Verifed What is a high risk neonate? - a newborn, regardless of gestational age or birth weight, who has greater than average chance of morbidity or mortality due to conditions associated with birth and the transition to extrauterine life How do we classify high risk neonates? - Weight Growth Gestational Age What is considered a low birth weight of a high risk neonate? - <2500 grams What is considered a very low birth weig...

OB Practice Chapt 17 Complications of the Neonate and Nursing Care 33 Questions with Verified Answers 1. A neonate is born at 33 weeks gestation with a birth weight of 2400 grams. This neonate would be classified as: a. Low birth weight b. Very low birth weight c.Extremely low birth weight d. Very premature - CORRECT ANSWER a. Low birth weight A nurse assesses that a 3-day-old neonate who was born at 34 weeks gestation has abdominal distention and vomiting. These assessment findings...

MCN 273 OB EXAM 1|177 Questions with Verified Answers The United States ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality and 41st among industrialized nations for infant mortality rate. When developing programs to assist in decreasing these rates, which factor would most likely need to be addressed as having the greatest impact? A)Resolving all language and cultural differences B) Assuring early and adequate prenatal care C) Providing more extensive women's shelters D)Encouraging all women...