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What are the priority areas of care from birth through the 1st 2 hours? ANS - Airway maintainence
Adequate oxygen supply
Maintain body temp
Eye prophylaxis
Vitamin K prophylaxis
Umbilical care
Promoting parent infant interaction
PKU screening
What is the normal heart rate range for a newborn? ANS - 100 to 160 taken for full 60 seconds
What is the normal respiration rate for a newborn? ANS - 30 to 60 taken for full 60 seconds
What is the temperature range for a newborn? ANS - 97.6 low to 100.2 high
According to the Health Protection act of 1996 health plans are required to allow the mother and baby
to remain in the hospital for how long? Vaginal birth? Cesarean birth? ANS - Vaginal birth- 48 hours
Cesarean birth-96 hours
What are the blood loss pad saturation assessments termed in order to show the amount of saturation?
ANS - Scant = less than 2.5 cm
Light= less than 10 cm
Moderate= greater than 10 cm
Heavy= one pad saturated within 2 hours
, What does the APGAR acronym stand for? ANS - Appearance (skin color)
Pulse (heart rate)
Grimace (reflex irritability)
Activity (muscle tone)
Respiration
On the APGAR assessment how is the "Appearance" evaluated and scored? ANS - Appearance=Skin
color, Blue, or pale=0 points, Body pink, extremities blue=1, Completely pink=2
On the APGAR assessment how is the "Pulse" evaluated and scored? ANS - Pulse=Heart rate, Absent=0
points, less than 100 BPM=1 points, Greater than 100 BMP=2 points
On the APGAR assessment how is the "Grimace" evaluated and scored? ANS - Grimace=Reflex
irritability, No response=0 points, Grimace=1 points, Cry=2 points
On the APGAR assessment how is the "Activity" evaluated and scored? ANS - Activity=Muscle tone,
Flaccid= 0 points, Some flexion of extremites=1 points, Well flexed=2 points
On the APGAR assessment how is the "Respiration" evaluated and scored? ANS -
Respiration=Respiratory rate, Absent=0 points, Slow weak cry=1 points, Good cry=2 points
According to the APGAR scoring a score of 0-3 indicates what? ANS - Severe distress adjusting to
extrauterine life
According to the APGAR scoring a score of 4-6 indicates what? ANS - Moderate difficulty adjusting to
extrauterine life
According to the APGAR scoring a score of 7-10 indicates what? ANS - Minimal or no difficulty adjusting
to extrauterine life
What four conditions are essential for maintaining an adequate oxygen supply? ANS - 1. A clear airway.
2. Effective establishment of respirations.
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