NUR 306 OB Exam QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS .Buy Quality Materials!
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NUR 306 OB Exam QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS .Buy Quality Materials!
What is Gestational Age?
time between conception and birth
What is the "normal" pregnancy time frame?
38-41 weeks
Pre-term
before 37 weeks
post term
42 weeks and beyond
Gestational Age Assessment - skin (term)
opaque and ...
NUR 306 OB Exam QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS .Buy Quality Materials!
What is Gestational Age?
time between conception and birth
What is the "normal" pregnancy time frame?
38-41 weeks
Pre-term
before 37 weeks
post term
42 weeks and beyond
Gestational Age Assessment - skin (term)
opaque and disappearance of the vernix caseosa
Gestational Age Assessment - Breast Bud (term)
The tissue will measure between 0.5 and 1 m
Gestational Age Assessment - Ear form/cartilage distribution (term)
- some cartilage and slight incurving of the upper pinna
- good recoil
Gestational Age Assessment - Male genitals (term)
testes are generally in the lower scrotum, which is pendulous and covered with rugae
(folds)
Gestational Age Assessment - Female genitals (term)
Labia majora cover the labia minora and clitoris
Gestational Age Assessment - Posture (term)
fully flexed
Gestational Age Assessment - Square Window (term)
30-40 degrees to 0 degree angle
Gestational Age Assessment - Recoil (term)
Increased recoil
Gestational Age Assessment - Popliteal angle (term)
- Push heel with finger toward chest
- A smaller degree of angle indicates more resistance
Gestational Age Assessment - Scarf Sign (term)
- Draw the arm across the chest to the opposite shoulder
- arm will not cross midline
Gestational Age Assessment - Heel to Ear (term)
- looking at hip joint/extension
- Heel will not touch ear
What to look for in general appearance during assessment in newborns
- Observe the newborn undisturbed
- any signs of distress
- flexed position
- behavioral state (asleep/awake/self-consoling techniques)
- Type of cry
, What should the color/texture of a newborn's skin be after birth?
- pink tinged
- smooth and soft
- Vernix present
Characteristics of a newborn's eyes/vision
- bright, clear, and placement
- peripheral vision
- can fixate on near objects
- Can perceive faces, shapes, and colors
- Grayscale
- pupillary reflex is present "PERRLA"
What type of breathers are newborns?
"Nose breathers"
- small and narrow
Newborn respirations
- diaphragmatic
- 30-60 breaths/min
Newborn pulse
110 - 160 BPM
Newborn temperature (axillary)
97.9 - 99.0 F
umbilical cord
- two arteries
- one vein
- initially white and gelatinous
Head circumference is how many cm more than chest
2 cm
What is Epstein"s Pearls?
a whitish yellow cyst that forms on the gums and hard palate of a newborn--they look
like teeth. This is a normal finding in newborns and disappears in the first few weeks
What is thrush?
- Candida albicans (yeast infection) of the mouth
- Caused from: infected vaginal canal, antibiotics, and poor hand washing
What is acrocyanosis?
blue hands & feet → not concerning (withing first 24 hrs)
What does mottling-lacy pattern of blood vessels indicate?
- poor respiratory status
- cold
- sepsis
What is erythema toxicum?
- "newborn rash"
- eruption
- white/pale/yellow
- caused by newborn skin adapting to a new environment
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