Chapter 17 High-Risk Neonatal
Nursing Care Questions and
Answers
TheMprematureMneonateMisMmoreMsusceptibleMtoMskinMbreakdownMthanMaMtermMneona
te.MWhichMskinMcareMinterventionsMwillMtheMnurseMimplementMforMtheMprematureMneo
nate?MSelectMallMthatMapply.M-
MAnswerMUseMaMneutralMpHMcleanserMandMsterileMwaterMforMbathing.
GentlyMapplyMemollientsMtoMavoidMunnecessaryMfriction.
UseMwater,Mair,MorMgelMmattresses.
____________________MisMaMchronicMlungMproblemMthatMaffectsMneonatesMwhoMhaveM
beenMtreatedMwithMmechanicalMventilationMandMoxygenMforMproblemsMsuchMasMRDS.M-
MAnswerMBronchopulmonaryMdysplasia
TheMnurseMinMNICUMisMassessingMaMneonateMdeliveredMatM32MweeksMgestation.MWhich
MpathophysiologicalMmanifestationMisMtheMnurse'sMgreatestMconcern?M-
MAnswerMApneaM20MsecondsMorMlonger
TheMlaborMandMdeliveryMnurseMisMpresentMforMtheMdeliveryMofMaMprematureMneonate.
MWhichMactionMbyMtheMnurseMisMmostMimportant?M-
MAnswerMProvideMaMneutralMtemperatureMenvironment.
TheMnurseMisMprovidingMcareMforMaMprematureMneonateMinMtheMNICUMnursery.MTheMn
eonateMisMdiagnosedMwithMbronchopulmonaryMdysplasiaM(BPD)MandMpatentMductusMarteri
osusM(PDA).MWhichMspecificMinterventionMdoesMtheMnurseMexpectMforMthisMneonate?M-
MAnswerMMaintainMfluidMrestrictions.
AMmotherMofMaMprematureMneonateMinMNICUMasksMtheMnurseMwhenMherMbabyMwillM
beginMgettingMoralMfeedings.MTheMnurseMisMawareMthatMmultipleMconditionsMareMdesire
d.MWhichMconditionMisMmostMessential?M-
MAnswerMTheMneonateMexhibitsMcardiorespiratoryMregulation.
TheMNICUMnurseMencouragesMtheMmotherMofMaMprematureMneonateMtoMbringMbreastM
milkMtoMtheMunitMforMenteralMfeedingsMtoMherMbaby.MForMwhichMreasonMdoesMtheMn
urseMmakeMthisMsuggestion?M-
MAnswerMBreastMmilkMhelpsMpreventMnecrotizingMenterocolitis.
Nursing Care Questions and
Answers
TheMprematureMneonateMisMmoreMsusceptibleMtoMskinMbreakdownMthanMaMtermMneona
te.MWhichMskinMcareMinterventionsMwillMtheMnurseMimplementMforMtheMprematureMneo
nate?MSelectMallMthatMapply.M-
MAnswerMUseMaMneutralMpHMcleanserMandMsterileMwaterMforMbathing.
GentlyMapplyMemollientsMtoMavoidMunnecessaryMfriction.
UseMwater,Mair,MorMgelMmattresses.
____________________MisMaMchronicMlungMproblemMthatMaffectsMneonatesMwhoMhaveM
beenMtreatedMwithMmechanicalMventilationMandMoxygenMforMproblemsMsuchMasMRDS.M-
MAnswerMBronchopulmonaryMdysplasia
TheMnurseMinMNICUMisMassessingMaMneonateMdeliveredMatM32MweeksMgestation.MWhich
MpathophysiologicalMmanifestationMisMtheMnurse'sMgreatestMconcern?M-
MAnswerMApneaM20MsecondsMorMlonger
TheMlaborMandMdeliveryMnurseMisMpresentMforMtheMdeliveryMofMaMprematureMneonate.
MWhichMactionMbyMtheMnurseMisMmostMimportant?M-
MAnswerMProvideMaMneutralMtemperatureMenvironment.
TheMnurseMisMprovidingMcareMforMaMprematureMneonateMinMtheMNICUMnursery.MTheMn
eonateMisMdiagnosedMwithMbronchopulmonaryMdysplasiaM(BPD)MandMpatentMductusMarteri
osusM(PDA).MWhichMspecificMinterventionMdoesMtheMnurseMexpectMforMthisMneonate?M-
MAnswerMMaintainMfluidMrestrictions.
AMmotherMofMaMprematureMneonateMinMNICUMasksMtheMnurseMwhenMherMbabyMwillM
beginMgettingMoralMfeedings.MTheMnurseMisMawareMthatMmultipleMconditionsMareMdesire
d.MWhichMconditionMisMmostMessential?M-
MAnswerMTheMneonateMexhibitsMcardiorespiratoryMregulation.
TheMNICUMnurseMencouragesMtheMmotherMofMaMprematureMneonateMtoMbringMbreastM
milkMtoMtheMunitMforMenteralMfeedingsMtoMherMbaby.MForMwhichMreasonMdoesMtheMn
urseMmakeMthisMsuggestion?M-
MAnswerMBreastMmilkMhelpsMpreventMnecrotizingMenterocolitis.