NURS 720 Quiz #1 Questions and Correct Answers the Latest Updat
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NURS 720
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NURS 720
Safety: Cribs
- Bare is best
- New mandatory safety standards were released June, 2011; most recently March,
2014 by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
- Mandatory compliance for day care centers, family child care centers, hotels, and
motels/hotels - trying to have universal s...
NURS 720 Quiz #1 Questions and
Correct Answers the Latest Update
Safety: Cribs
✓ - Bare is best
✓ - New mandatory safety standards were released June, 2011; most recently March,
2014 by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
✓ - Mandatory compliance for day care centers, family child care centers, hotels, and
motels/hotels - trying to have universal safety
✓ - No drop side rails
✓ - No decorative cut-outs in head or foot boards (Kids get stuck)
✓ - Improve mattress durability
✓ - Improve strength of wood for slats and stronger hardware
✓ - Require more stringent testing
Safety: Crib Mattress
✓ - Mattress moves down as they get older (no drop rails)
✓ - Must fit snugly with no more than 2 finger width gap between mattress and crib
sides/headboard/footboard
✓ - Safe swaddling - no loose blankets but not too tight
✓ - New sleep sacks = safer
✓ - Babies should be on their backs - Back to sleep campaign
✓ -Babies used to always lay prone with head turned but if they turn their head they
can suffocate
Safety: Environment
✓ - Mobiles are secure and out of reach
✓ - No bumper pads
✓ - Baby monitors - cord strangulation
✓ - Not sure that access is always a god thing - extra anxiety?
✓ - Flame retardant sleepwear
✓ - No co-sleeping - parents and children should not share a sleep space
Safety: Feeding
✓ - Exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life
✓ - Continue breastfeeding while introducing feeds 6-12 months
✓ - WHO recommends first 2 years of life for breastfeeding
✓ - If breastfeeding is not possible, bottle formula must be iron fortified commercial
formula (Prepare per manufacturer's instructions)
✓ - Sugar content is very high in organic formula
✓ - Do not prop bottles
✓ - Do not send baby to bed with a bottle - teeth will rot and decay as they come in
✓ - Never ever use a microwave to warm breast milk or formula in the microwave
✓ - Reflux happens! (Very normal and doesn't usually harm the infant)
✓ - Reflux meds are associated with increased and community acquired infections like
diarrheal viruses and pneumonia
✓ - Happy sitters versus pathetic pukers: Some babies don't tolerate feeds well and
puke and turn blue when feeding
✓ - Positioning helps the most for reflux management (Held upright for 30 minutes
after a feeding most effective but don't sit them in a seat)
✓ - Strong supportive structure
✓ - Must have a wide base
✓ - Contained and close by but there's a safety wall so mom and dad don't role onto
the baby
✓ - Ensure folding legs are locked at all times
Safety: Bathing Routines
✓ - 2-3 times per week with routine diaper change (Too much —> crusty cap)
✓ - No tub bath until the umbilical cord stump falls off after 2 weeks (Watch for
bleeding and draining)
✓ - Cord care: Past practice - apply triple dye, alcohol, or beta dine. Nursing research -
natural air drying leads to fast drying/falling off
✓ - Fill basin by turning cold water on first and off last so always cold water going in
first
✓ - Bath water should feel warm to wrist or elbow
✓ - Fill no higher than 2 inches (Babies can drown in more)
✓ - Watch water heater (les than 120 degrees)
✓ - Trim nails but not too close
Safety: Changing Tables
✓ - Structurally sound with 2 inch guard rail around all four sides
✓ - Top of table should be concave
✓ - Keep supplies within reach
✓ - Never leave alone even with strap in place
✓ - Infant car seats are required by law
✓ Infants must have 5 point harness safety straps
✓ - Ensure parents understand difference between infant car seat and toddler car seat
✓ - Must be installed rear facing in the back seat
✓ - Do not install where airbags may be deployed installed per manufacturer's
guidelines
✓ - Ensure car seat base is wider with non-skid bottom
✓ - Check car seat installation at the community center
✓ Straps need to be snug and the harness clip must be connected at sternum level
✓ - Ensure weight and height limits are not exceeded infant seats are not car seats
Pennsylvania Updated Car-Seat Laws
✓ - Rear-facing car seat - required for children under age 2
✓ - Forward-facing car seat - required for children under age 4
✓ - Booster seat - required for children who are 4 years old, but younger than age 8
who weigh less than 40 pounds
✓ - Vehicle's seat belt system - required for children 4 years of age, but younger than
age 8 who weigh more than 80 pounds or who are four feet, nine inches or taller
New Jersey Updated Car-Seat Law
✓ - In the Garden State, children are required to ride in the back seat of the vehicle
and be secured in these child restraint systems accordingly
✓ - Rear-facing car seat with a 5-point harness: if child is under age 2 and weighs less
than 30 pounds
✓ - Rear-facing or forward-facing car seat: if child is under age 4 and weighs less than
40 pounds;
✓ - Forward-facing car seat or booster seat: if child is under age 8 and less than four
feet, nine inches tall.
Safety: Pacifiers
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