NSG 20250 Exam 3 Neonatal Nursing, Newborn Transition, APGAR
Scoring, Clinical Judgment, Nursing Process, Assessment, Analysis,
Planning, Implementation, Evaluation, Thermoregulation, Airway
Management, Oxygenation, Early Feeding, Skin-to-Skin Contact, Vital
Signs Monitoring, Reflex Assessment, Growth & Gestational Age
Evaluation, Malnutrition Screening, Dysphagia Risk, Aspiration
Prevention, Nutritional Labs, Nitrogen Balance, Positive/Negative
Nitrogen Status, Evidence-Based Interventions, Postpartum Care,
Family Education, Safe Sleep Practices, Phototherapy, Infection
Control, Medication Administration, Documentation Standards,
Patient Safety Protocols, Holistic Care, Developmental Milestones
Exam Questions Verified and Provided with Complete A+ Graded
Rationales Latest Updated 2026
0.5
minimum adult urine output = _______ mL/kg/hr
Malnutrition identification
- lab values
- physical appearance
- fatigue
- skin integrity
- patient history
,- hair strength and texture
- BMI and weight
- diet screening tools
Risks of malnutrition
- linked to hospitalizations and readmissions
- higher mortality rates
- increased costs
- leads to infections
- delays healing
- skin breakdown
- decreases muscle ad GI function
Patient history (nutrition)
- weight changes, loss or gain
- food preferences and eating patterns
- values, beliefs, and attitudes
- socioeconomic status
- physical access to food
Objective nutritional measures
- height and weight
- diagnosis
,- weight change
- comorbidities
Malnutrition risk factors
- unintentional weight loss
- modified diet
- nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
- inability to ingest, digest, or absorb nutrients
- burns or wounds
Albumin
indicator of chronic malnutrition; 20-22 day half-life, lags behind actual protein changes by 2
weeks
Range: 3.4-5.4 g/dL
Prealbumin
indicator of acute illness and current nutritional status; half life of 2 days
Range: 16-40 mg/dL
Albumin, prealbumin
, proteins synthesized by liver may not be indicative of nutrition when body is in state of trauma
or inflammation
C-reactive protein (CRP)
protein indicator that is elevated during state of inflammation; positive result with low albumin
or prealbumin indicates inflammation not malnutrition
Nitrogen balance
calculation of protein burned vs. protein intake; needs to be 2-3 g positive to heal, fight
infection and for other body processes
Positive nitrogen balance
anabolic state; gaining protein/muscle
Negative nitrogen balance
catabolic state; losing protein/muscle
Cachectic
Extremely skinny, bony, malnourished
Integumentary signs of malnutrition
Scoring, Clinical Judgment, Nursing Process, Assessment, Analysis,
Planning, Implementation, Evaluation, Thermoregulation, Airway
Management, Oxygenation, Early Feeding, Skin-to-Skin Contact, Vital
Signs Monitoring, Reflex Assessment, Growth & Gestational Age
Evaluation, Malnutrition Screening, Dysphagia Risk, Aspiration
Prevention, Nutritional Labs, Nitrogen Balance, Positive/Negative
Nitrogen Status, Evidence-Based Interventions, Postpartum Care,
Family Education, Safe Sleep Practices, Phototherapy, Infection
Control, Medication Administration, Documentation Standards,
Patient Safety Protocols, Holistic Care, Developmental Milestones
Exam Questions Verified and Provided with Complete A+ Graded
Rationales Latest Updated 2026
0.5
minimum adult urine output = _______ mL/kg/hr
Malnutrition identification
- lab values
- physical appearance
- fatigue
- skin integrity
- patient history
,- hair strength and texture
- BMI and weight
- diet screening tools
Risks of malnutrition
- linked to hospitalizations and readmissions
- higher mortality rates
- increased costs
- leads to infections
- delays healing
- skin breakdown
- decreases muscle ad GI function
Patient history (nutrition)
- weight changes, loss or gain
- food preferences and eating patterns
- values, beliefs, and attitudes
- socioeconomic status
- physical access to food
Objective nutritional measures
- height and weight
- diagnosis
,- weight change
- comorbidities
Malnutrition risk factors
- unintentional weight loss
- modified diet
- nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
- inability to ingest, digest, or absorb nutrients
- burns or wounds
Albumin
indicator of chronic malnutrition; 20-22 day half-life, lags behind actual protein changes by 2
weeks
Range: 3.4-5.4 g/dL
Prealbumin
indicator of acute illness and current nutritional status; half life of 2 days
Range: 16-40 mg/dL
Albumin, prealbumin
, proteins synthesized by liver may not be indicative of nutrition when body is in state of trauma
or inflammation
C-reactive protein (CRP)
protein indicator that is elevated during state of inflammation; positive result with low albumin
or prealbumin indicates inflammation not malnutrition
Nitrogen balance
calculation of protein burned vs. protein intake; needs to be 2-3 g positive to heal, fight
infection and for other body processes
Positive nitrogen balance
anabolic state; gaining protein/muscle
Negative nitrogen balance
catabolic state; losing protein/muscle
Cachectic
Extremely skinny, bony, malnourished
Integumentary signs of malnutrition
