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Nursing Care of the Newborn Questions and Answers
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Nursing Care of the Newborn Questions andAnswers
A plan of care is created for a term small-for-gestational-age (SGA) neonate who
has been admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The goal is for the
newborn to reach 5 lb by a specified date. On the specified date the infant weighs
4 lb 2 oz. What should the nurse do next? - ANSWER Evaluate the problem
before altering the plan.
A nurse in the newborn nursery receives a call from the emergency department
saying that a woman with active herpes virus lesions gave birth in a taxicab while
coming to the hospital. What does the nurse consider about the transmission of
the herpes virus? - ANSWER It can be acquired during a vaginal birth.
Shortly after birth a newborn is found to have Erb's palsy. What condition does
the nurse suspect caused this problem? - ANSWER Injury to brachial plexus
during birth
After birth, while inspecting her newborn, a mother notices a discharge from the
nipples of her infant's breasts. She asks why this is happening. How should the
nurse respond? - ANSWER "It's an effect of your own hormones."
What should the nurse do to enhance a neonate's behavioral development? -
ANSWER Help the parents stimulate their awake baby through touch, sound,
and sight
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