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2025−NEWBORN ASSESSMENT STUDY QUESTIONS 100% VERIFIED & WELL ELABORATED SOLUTIONS WITH RATI0NALES− A+ GURANTEED PASS|| NEWEST VERSION 2025−NEWBORN ASSESSMENT STUDY QUESTIONS 100% VERIFIED & WELL ELABORATED SOLUTIONS WITH RATI0NALES− A+ GURANTEED PASS|| NEWEST VERSION

Newborn Assessment: NCLEX questions

newborn assessment & care notes

What is the most critical extrauterine adjustment a newborn makes? The establishment of respiratory function with the cutting of the umbilical cord When do circulatory changes occur in a newborn? With the expulsion of the placenta and cutting of the umbilical cord What are the three shunts that close during the transition of the flow of oxygenated blood in the lungs and readjustment of atrial blood pressure in the heart? Ductus arteriosus, ductus venosus, and foramen ovale When is an APGAR sc...

What are the 5 assessment categories to the APGAR scoring system? (APGAR = Appearance (color), Pulse, Grimace (reflex irritability/cry), Activity (muscle tone), Respirations) What is the role of vernix caseosa? Protects newborn while in utero (fluid), lubrication with birth, & immunological & thermoregulatory properties after birth Name at least 3 screening tests performed on the newborn after birth. APGAR; Hearing; CCHD; Metabolic; Jaundice/Bilirubin (TcB); Blood sugar for Hypoglycemia if ind...

What should it be included in the initial physical assessment of a newborn? -external -chest -abdomen -neurologic -genitourinary When should the APGAR be done? immediately after birth What is included in Apgar scoring? HR RR muscle tone reflex irritability generalized skin color What should be included in newborn health history? -perinatal history -fetal growth and development -behavioral status -past health history -review of systems What are the recommended sites for temperature measure in...

what is APGAR? scale to assess how a baby is reacting to life outside of the uterus that is checked 1 min and then 5 min after birth - score 0-10, 10 perfect babies (rare) what does the 1st A in APGAR assess? A - appearance (0-2) or color cyanotic or pale = 0 appropriate body color, but blue extremities = 1 completely appropriate color = 2 what does the P in APGAR assess? P - pulse (0-2) absent hr = 0 hr <100 = 1 hr > 100 = 2 what does the G in APGAR assess? G - grimace (0-2) or reflex ...

The nurse is assessing a newborn right after birth. Which assessment will be most helpful initially in identifying an at-risk newborn? the newborn's APGAR SCORE The initial Apgar score will be most helpful to the nurse in determining the newborn's risks because it reveals information about movement, respiratory effort, muscle tone, skin color, reflexes, and pulse rate. The newborn's color is a useful assessment, but color along with the other assessments in the Apgar score will give more inf...

Once the parents have had a chance to spend some time with their baby and the nurse has completed a brief assessment it will be time to do a head-to-toe assessment. The parents can be invited to observe the assessment, which provides a good time for the nurse to provide some early teaching about normal newborns. If the infant has any significant difficulty such as respiratory distress or another problem requiring immediate intervention the nurse will NOT proceed with a routine assessment, but r...