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Newborn at Risk NCLEX 64 Questions with Verified Answers The nurse assisted with the birth of a newborn. Which nursing action is most effective in preventing heat loss by evaporation? 1. Warming the crib pad 2. Closing the doors to the room 3. Drying the infant with a warm blanket 4. Turning on the overhead radiant warmer - CORRECT ANSWER 3. Drying the infant with a warm blanket The nurse is assessing a newborn who was born to a mother who is addicted to drugs. Which findings should ...

Complicated Newborn NCLEX Exam 51 Questions with Verified Answers The nurse assesses a newborn and obtains the following information: Left arm limp and extended; left hand internally rotated; positive grasp reflex bilaterally; no response on left side to Moro reflex. What is the most appropriate nursing intervention for this infant? Select all that apply. a. Prepare supplies for a cast application. b. Avoid positioning infant on left side. c. Immobilize the arm by securing the infant...

Premature newborn admitted to the hospital NICU. Baby remains unstable and critical for 2 days after admission. - Answer 99468, 99469 x 2 (Initial critical care neonatal day is assigned 99468, subsequent days of neonatal critical care is assigned 99469.) Patient admitted to inpatient hospital for possible stroke. History of right-sided numbness and weakness, 2-week duration. No cough, no chest pain. Exam of respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological. CT of brain with contrast performed as ...

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 ...

OB High Risk Newborn Final Practice 53 Questions with Verified Answers A 1-day-old neonate, 32 weeks' gestation, is in an overhead warmer. The nurse assesses the morning axillary temperature as 96.9ºF. 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 in the baby. - CORR...

NURS 3610 Quiz 2 | Questions, Answers and Rationales A nurse is observing the electronic fetal heart rate monitor tracing for a client who is at 40 weeks of gestation and is in labor. The nurse should suspect a problem with the umbilical cord when she observes which of the following patterns? A. Early decelerations B. Accelerations C. Late decelerations D. Variable decelerations Variable decelerations occur when the umbilical cord becomes compressed and disrupts the flow of oxygen to the fet...

NICU Nursing exam question with complete solution What is the high risk neonate defined as? - Correct Answer A newborn, regardless of gestational age or birth weight, who has greater than average chance of morbidity or mortality d/t conditions associated with birth and the transition to extrauterine life. How is a high risk neonate classified by weight? - Correct Answer -Low birth weight: <2500g -Very low birth weight: <1500g -Extremely low birth weight: <1000g How is a high ri...

NNP Practice Exam (CCPR 2024) Practice Questions and Answers Indication of a plugged endotracheal tube is a. condensation in the endotracheal tube b. sudden decrease in chest wall movement c. tachycardia - Correct Answer ️️ -b. sudden decrease in chest wall movement A neonate has a low T4 and elevated TSH. The appropriate next step would be a. begin thyroid hormone replacement therapy b. monitor the infant for lethargy, hypotonia and feeding difficulties c. recheck T4 and TSH levels...

NICU Nursing Exam Questions and Answers 100% pass What is the high risk neonate defined as? - Answer- A newborn, regardless of gestational age or birth weight, who has greater than average chance of morbidity or mortality d/t conditions associated with birth and the transition to extrauterine life. How is a high risk neonate classified by weight? - Answer- -Low birth weight: <2500g -Very low birth weight: <1500g -Extremely low birth weight: <1000g How is a high risk neonate clas...

OB Practice Chapt 17 Complications of the Neonate and Nursing Care 33 Questions with Verified Answers 1. A neonate is born at 33 weeks gestation with a birth weight of 2400 grams. This neonate would be classified as: a. Low birth weight b. Very low birth weight c.Extremely low birth weight d. Very premature - CORRECT ANSWER a. Low birth weight A nurse assesses that a 3-day-old neonate who was born at 34 weeks gestation has abdominal distention and vomiting. These assessment findings...