HESI Maternity

While inspecting a newborn’s head, the nurse identifies a swelling of the scalp that does not cross the suture line. Which finding should the nurse document? Cephalohematoma A cephalohematoma (B) should be documented because it is a collection of blood beneath the periosteum of the cranial bone causing scalp swelling that does not cross the suture line. Molding (A) is overlapping of cranial bones that occurs as the fetal head accommodates for the descent through the vaginal vault. Caput succ...

HESI Maternity Exam