Teaching Prenatal and Newborn Care
Nurse Toni is reviewing the handout about IV pain medications during labor with Claire. Which
of the following statements should Nurse Toni make? - Answer "You can receive meperidine
up until 4 hours prior to birth."
Nurse Toni is reviewing the benefits of skin-to-skin contact for a newborn with Claire and Kyle.
Which of the following information should Nurse Toni include? - Answer -Helps with
thermoregulation
-Assists in stabilization of the heart rate
-Promotes early breastfeeding
-Supports regulation of blood glucose
Nurse Toni is reviewing Apgar scoring with charge nurse Sandra. Identify the score..... - Answer
7
Nurse Toni is reviewing routine newborn medications with Claire. Which of the following
medications should Nurse Toni include? - Answer Erythromycin ophthalmic ointment
Nurse Toni is teaching Claire and Kyle about safety measures for prevention of newborn
abduction. Which of the following statements should Nurse Toni make? - Answer "You should
remove the baby's ID bands after you return home following discharge."
Nurse Toni is teaching Claire about collecting a blood specimen from a newborn via a heel stick.
Which of the following locations should Nurse Toni ask Claire to identify as the location for the
heel puncture? - Answer A
Nurse Toni is reviewing manifestations of newborn hypoglycemia with Claire. Which of the
following manifestations should Nurse Toni include? - Answer Jitteriness
Nurse Toni is teaching Claire about different breastfeeding positions. Which of the following
positions, if demonstrated by Claire, indicates an understanding of the football, or clutch hold? -
Answer The picture of her holding the baby like a football dummy (D)
Nurse Toni is teaching Claire and Kyle about newborn feeding-readiness cues that indicate
hunger. Which of the following should Nurse Toni include in the teaching? - Answer -Rooting
-Sucking on hands
-Open mouth