NSG 208 – Exam 1 Study Guide.
NSG 208 – Exam 1 Study Guide/NSG 208 – Exam 1 Study Guide. Newborn: Review on Thermoregulation and Oxygenation - Characteristics of heat loss o Thinner skin Vessels more superficial o little subcutaneous fat o 3x surface area to body mass than adults - Vitamin-K o Administered (0.5 IM via vastus lateralis) at birth to help with clotting via enhancing prothrombin synthesis through the liver o Gut is sterile at birth in newborns, but after a week begins producing Vit-K naturally
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nsg 208 – exam 1 study guide