CCRN Neonatal Questions and Answers Already Graded A

CCRN Neonatal Questions and Answers Already Graded A A deformation is a(n) abnormality caused by unusual mechanical forces on normal tissue. A low birth weight infant's temperature increases during skin-to-skin care. This is an example of heat transfer by conduction. At the onset of labor the release of catecholamines stimulates increased absorption of lung fluid. An edematous, bruised lesion on the right anterior scalp where the vacuum was applied. This lesion has clearly demarcated edges, is firm to touch, and does not cross the suture line. This is best described as a cephalohematoma. An infant born at 40 5/7 weeks gestation and weighed 5 lbs 2oz (2,360 grams). In completing a gestational age assessment on this infant, you would identify her as term, small for gestational age. During fetal life, the ductus arteriosus diverts blood flow from the pulmonary artery to the descending aorta. Expected findings in a neonate born to a mother who received magnesium sulfate in labor include hypotonia. Eye prophylaxis with a single-use dose of sterile ophthalmic ointment containing 1% tetracycline or 0.5% erythromycin is usually administered within the first few hours of birth to prevent an eye infection caused by gonorrhea. Following a birth complicated by shoulder dystocia, the neonate should be assessed for Erb's palsy. Preeclampsia may result in all of the following fetal conditions growth restriction, hypoxia/neurological injury, prematurity. Hyperthermia is defined as an axillary temperature greater than 99.5ºF (37.5ºC). The MOST common cause of hyperthermia in the newborn is environmental