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NICU Nursing Questions and Answers Graded A+ What is a high risk neonate? a newborn, regardless of gestational age or birth weight, who has greater than average chance of morbidity or mortality due to conditions associated with birth and the transition to extrauterine life How do we classify high risk neonates? Weight Growth Gestational Age What is considered a low birth weight of a high risk neonate? <2500 grams What is considered a very low birth weight of a high risk neo...

NR 508 Exam 1 Latest Update Graded A Childhood HL rates 3:1000 children have hearing loss in the US, 10:1000 school-aged children have hearing loss, and 190:1000 teens have hearing loss. The increase in rate is because hearing loss can be acquired at any age and because methods of screening/detection are not perfect and miss children, especially those with lower degrees of loss. Parameters of hearing loss degree of loss and age inform the child's needs and how we interact with them. a...

A neurologist specializes in diagnosis and treatment of conditions of the nervous system, including the brain and______. - ANSWER spinal cord Digestive system common health concerns include peptic ulcers ,______, and colon or rectal cancer. - ANSWER irritable bowel syndrome A geriatric specialist may also be known as a ______. - ANSWER geriatrician Endocrinologists are physicians whose _____ involves the diagnosis and treatment of abnormalities of the endocrine system. - ANSWER spec...

A neurologist specializes in diagnosis and treatment of conditions of the nervous system, including the brain and______. - ️️spinal cord Digestive system common health concerns include peptic ulcers ,______, and colon or rectal cancer. - ️️irritable bowel syndrome A geriatric specialist may also be known as a ______. - ️️geriatrician Endocrinologists are physicians whose _____ involves the diagnosis and treatment of abnormalities of the endocrine system. - ️️specialty ...

NR 327 Exam 2 (Must Read) 1. A nurse is completing the admission assessment of a client who is at 38 weeks of gestation and has severe preeclampsia. Which of the following is an expected finding? A. Tachycardia B. Absence of clonus C. Polyuria D. Report of headache 2. A nurse is caring for a client who is in labor and has an external fetal monitor. The nurse observes late decelerations on the monitor strip and interprets them as indicating which of the following? B. Maternal bradyca...

Newborn At Risk NCLEX Exam 55 Questions with Verified Answers The pediatric nurse prepares a newborn for phototherapy. The nurse explains to the parents that certain organs need to be protected during treatment. Which organs are these? A. Eyes and ears B. Eyes and hands C. Eyes and genitals D. Genitals and hands - CORRECT ANSWER C ~ Phototherapy uses daylight and cool white, blue, or special blue fluorescent light tubes. These lights are the most effective form of phototherapy and are pla...

NURS 2868: RS EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATED 2024 (100% SOLVED) A nurse tells a coworker that he is probably going to call in “sick” tomorrow. The coworker urges him not to do so, because absenteeism creates problems for everyone on the unit. To which problems is the coworker referring? SATA -Inadequate staffing adversely affects patient care both directly and indirectly -Working with inadequate staffing or working overtime to cover for absent workers creates physical and m...

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Breastfeeding Consultant Course Exam Questions With All Correct Answers You are asked to evaluate a baby's ability to breastfeed before discharge following an uncomplicated hospital birth 12 hours ago. The baby weighs about 2700 g or 6 Ibs. Which of the following characteristics of her sucking would lead you to suspect that this baby was NOT born at term? a. moves smoothly from rooting behavior to latch-on b. sucks, swallows and breathes in a coordinated rhythm c. sucks in short bursts w...