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Nur 211 Newborn Assessment Notes
- Course
- Nursing 211
- Institution
- Borough Of Manhattan Community College
Newborn Assessment Notes for Nur 211.
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New Born AssessmentWeight
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Temperature
Heart Rate
Respirations
O2sats done on a well baby at 24 hours of age as part of the cardiac screening. Pulse oximetry
screening is most likely to detect seven of the critical CHDs-cardiac heart defects: hypoplastic
left heart syndrome, pulmonary atresia, tetralogy of Fallot, total anomalous pulmonary venous
return, transposition of the great arteries, tricuspid atresia, and truncus arteriosus
Apply the pulse oximeter on the right hand for a preductal saturation and any of the feet for a
postductal reading.
Umbilical cord. Normal findings are 3 blood vessels: one vein which brings nutrients from the
placenta to the baby and two arteries that bring
waste back to the placenta. In 1-1.5% of all pregnancies we see a two vessel cord –one artery
and one vein which signals possible abnormalities in kidneys and heart because the umbilical
cord develops at the same time as the kidneys and the heart. Assessment when the umbilical
cord is dry, you document:cord dry intact, clamp in place. Look for any redness or oozing. If you
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