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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 risk neonate classified by growth? CORRECT ANSWER -Intrau...

High-Risk Neonatal Nursing Care Olds Maternal-Newborn Exam 91 Questions with Verified Answers What factors influence the outcomes of the at-risk newborn? Select all that apply. a. Type and length of newborn illness. b. Maternal factors. c. Gestational age. d. Environmental factors. e. Birth weight. - CORRECT ANSWER Birth weight. Gestational age. Types and length of newborn illness. Environmental factors. Maternal factors. Rationale: All are correct. Maternal factors, such as age a...

Goal of maternal newborn nursing correct answers A safe and satisfying experience for the mother, her family, and baby RN roles correct answers work as labor nurses, mother-baby nurses, lactation consultants, clinic nurses, newborn nursery nurses, home health nurses, NICU nurses and gynecology nurses RNCs correct answers RNs who have demonstrated clinical expertise in a field and are certified by a national organization Nurse Practitioners correct answers are usually Master's prepared ...

PN Pediatrics Exam Questions With Verified Answers. The nurse is caring for an infant born to a mother who abused cocaine during her pregnancy. The nurse would likely notice that this infant: - answercries when touched. Four weeks before the birth of a client's already large child, the primary care provider has told the client that if the baby gets bigger and the baby's lungs are ready, the care provider would like to perform a cesarean birth. The woman asks the nurse what the downside i...

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...

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 ...

NICU RN A v1 Questions and Answers with Certified Solutions The amount of air that moves into or out of the lungs with each single breath at rest is called Tidal Volume Which of the following is a non-pharmacologic management technique to treat apnea in the preterm infant Maintaining the head in neutral position which of the following respiratory disorders occur in term and near-term infants due to delayed clearance of fetal lung fluid? Transient Tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) ...

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...

Patient presents with difficulty speaking, facial droop, and she is unable to close her left eye. She has no other complaints. She is diagnosed with Bell's palsy. She is prescribed Corticosteroids. She will return in 3 days for follow-up. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported? a. G51.0, R29.810, R47.81 b. P11.3 c. G51.0 d. R29.810, R47.81 - Answer-c. G51.0 After testing a newborn in the NICU, the newborn is found to have hypothyroidism due to congenital absence of a thyroid gland. How ...

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 ...