NUR 439 Quiz 1 Questions and Answers Already Passed
normal newborn vital signs - Answers RR: 30 to 60 per minute
HR: 100 to 160 per minute
BP: 60 to 80 / over 40 to 50
Temp: 97.7 to 99.5°Fahrenheit
Typically do not perform BP's on newborns on mother/baby unless they have a heart murmur
and then the physician will usually ask for 4 extremity BP's.
• O2 saturation 95-100% on Room Air (usually only done if a newborn is having difficulty, or
when we perform the congenital heart screen).
• Congenital heart screen is performed after 24 hours by measuring the O2 saturation in the
right hand/wrist and either foot. The difference should be 3% or less.
Calculating the EDD/EDC/EDB - Answers using the first day of the last menstrual period, count
back 3 months and add 7 days plus 1 year
prenatal visits & labs - Answers -usually have the first prenatal visit within the first 8 weeks
-Labs are typically drawn at the first visit
-need to know prenatal labs: blood type and screen, CBC, rubella titer, HBV (hepatitis B), UA,
syphilis, gonorrhea & chlamydia, HIV
other tests during pregnancy - Answers screening for congenital defects
-cystic fibrosis
-Tay Sachs disease
-sickle cell anemia
-spinal muscular atrophy
-fragile X syndrome
-first trimester screening for trisomies (21, 18, 13)
Other tests during pregnancy - Answers biophysical profile
-NST (nonstress test)
-fetal breathing movements
normal newborn vital signs - Answers RR: 30 to 60 per minute
HR: 100 to 160 per minute
BP: 60 to 80 / over 40 to 50
Temp: 97.7 to 99.5°Fahrenheit
Typically do not perform BP's on newborns on mother/baby unless they have a heart murmur
and then the physician will usually ask for 4 extremity BP's.
• O2 saturation 95-100% on Room Air (usually only done if a newborn is having difficulty, or
when we perform the congenital heart screen).
• Congenital heart screen is performed after 24 hours by measuring the O2 saturation in the
right hand/wrist and either foot. The difference should be 3% or less.
Calculating the EDD/EDC/EDB - Answers using the first day of the last menstrual period, count
back 3 months and add 7 days plus 1 year
prenatal visits & labs - Answers -usually have the first prenatal visit within the first 8 weeks
-Labs are typically drawn at the first visit
-need to know prenatal labs: blood type and screen, CBC, rubella titer, HBV (hepatitis B), UA,
syphilis, gonorrhea & chlamydia, HIV
other tests during pregnancy - Answers screening for congenital defects
-cystic fibrosis
-Tay Sachs disease
-sickle cell anemia
-spinal muscular atrophy
-fragile X syndrome
-first trimester screening for trisomies (21, 18, 13)
Other tests during pregnancy - Answers biophysical profile
-NST (nonstress test)
-fetal breathing movements
