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Neonatal Intensive Care Unit NICU Exam 1|24 Questions with Verified Answers NICU Levels - CORRECT ANSWER Because NICU's are so costly and such specialized treatment facilities they are categorized by level of care and region Level 1 NICU Level II NICU Level III NICU Level 1V NICU Level I NICU: - CORRECT ANSWER Able to identify at risk pregnancies and neonates; able to provide emergency care for complications; small community hospitals Level II NICU: - CORRECT ANSWER Usually in urba...

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...

The nurse in NICU is assessing a neonate delivered at 32 weeks gestation. Which pathophysiological manifestation is the nurse's greatest concern? 1. Absent or weak reflexes 2. Presence of a heart murmur 3. Apnea 20 seconds or longer 4. Low hemoglobin lab level CORRECT ANSWER ANS: 3 3. This is correct. Apnea for 20 seconds or longer is the nurse's greatest concern. Even though this is expected in premature neonates, the nurse will still focus on ABCs. The labor and delivery nurse is p...

Level 1 NICU - Normal Newborn Nursery Level 2 NICU - Special Care Nursery Level 3 NICU - Newborn Intensive Care: Respiratory, Neonatal Surgery, Special Diagnostics, Very Pre-term Infants Level 4 NICU - Newborn Intensive Care: Cardiac Surgery

NICU Exam Questions and Answers 100% Verified Level 1 NICU - Answer- Normal Newborn Nursery Level 2 NICU - Answer- Special Care Nursery Level 3 NICU - Answer- Newborn Intensive Care: Respiratory, Neonatal Surgery, Special Diagnostics, Very Pre-term Infants Level 4 NICU - Answer- Newborn Intensive Care: Cardiac Surgery Diagnoses of Infants Admitted to NICU - Answer- Prematurity, Respiratory distress, Surgical (GI, cardiac, renal), Neurological problems, Congenital anomalies (trisomy 18, 2...

The nurse in NICU is assessing a neonate delivered at 32 weeks gestation. Which pathophysiological manifestation is the nurse's greatest concern? 1. Absent or weak reflexes 2. Presence of a heart murmur 3. Apnea 20 seconds or longer 4. Low hemoglobin lab level CORRECT ANSWER ANS 3 Apnea for 20 seconds or longer is the nurse's greatest concern. Even though this is expected in premature neonates, the nurse will still focus on ABCs. The labor and delivery nurse is present for the delivery...

Exam 4: High Risk Newborn NCLEX 117 Questions with Verified Answers 3 - CORRECT ANSWER A 1-day-old neonate, 32 weeks' gestation, is in an overhead warmer. The nurse assesses the morning axillary temperature as 96.9°F. Which of the following could explain this assessment finding? 1. This is a normal temperature for a preterm neonate. 2. Axillary temperatures are not valid for preterm babies. 3. The supply of brown adipose tissue is incomplete. 4. Conduction heat loss is pronounced ...

TOP: Gene Therapy KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention and Early Detection of Disease • The nurse is clarifying information to a patient regarding diagnosis-related groups (DRGs). What is the nurses best response when the patient asks how DRGs reduce medical care costs? • By determining payment based on diagnosis • By requiring two medical opinions to confirm a diagnosis • By organizing HMOs • By defining a person wh...

NICU Quiz 100% Correctly Solved 2024 Has the US preterm birth rate been increasing or decreasing the past 4 years? - Answer- Decreasing 2006: 12.8% born before 37 weeks gestation 2010: 12% What percent of live births account for infants born less than 32 weeks gestation? - Answer- 1% What is the leading cause of infant mortality and morbidity? - Answer- Preterm birth What percent of neonatal deaths result after preterm birth? - Answer- 70% The likelihood of infants dying within the firs...

NICU Exam Questions and Answers 100% Verified Level 1 NICU - Answer- Normal Newborn Nursery Level 2 NICU - Answer- Special Care Nursery Level 3 NICU - Answer- Newborn Intensive Care: Respiratory, Neonatal Surgery, Special Diagnostics, Very Pre-term Infants Level 4 NICU - Answer- Newborn Intensive Care: Cardiac Surgery Diagnoses of Infants Admitted to NICU - Answer- Prematurity, Respiratory distress, Surgical (GI, cardiac, renal), Neurological problems, Congenital anomalies (trisomy 18, 2...