RNC - LOW RISK NEONATAL NURSING STUDY GUIDE

RNC - LOW RISK NEONATAL NURSING STUDY GUIDE 1. Normal skin assessment: Acrocyanosis with decreased peripheral pulses, facial bruising and/or petechiae 2. Normal head assessment: Large in relation to body size, cranial molding, caput succedaneum 3. Normal newborn lung assessment: RR 40-60/min, coarse rales, prolonged expiration phase 4. Normal newborn heart assessment: HR 120-160, may peak up to 180 bpm when stimulated, loud S2, split S2, soft systolic murmur (L —> R shunt from PDA) 5. Normal newborn GI tract assessment: Bowel sounds will likely appear within 15 minutes of birth, meconium passage within 24 hrs of birth 6. Normal newborn kidneys: Urine passage within 24 hrs of birth 7. Normal newborn limb assessment: Positional oddities from intrauterine posi- tioning (e.g., legs up in frank breech position