Evolve: Maternity – Newborn questions with correct answers

How should the nurse assess a newborn's grasp reflex? CORRECT ANSWER-By pressing the examining fingers against the palms of the newborn's hands A client at 43 weeks' gestation has just given birth to an infant with typical postmaturity characteristics. Which postmature signs does the nurse identify? (Select all that apply.) CORRECT ANSWER-1 Cracked and peeling skin 2 Long scalp hair and fingernails 5 Creases covering the neonate's full soles and palms A 7-lb newborn is admitted to the nursery with a prescription for intramuscular phytonadione (vitamin K, Aquamephyton) 1 mg. The nurse explains to the parents that this vitamin is administered to: CORRECT ANSWER-Promote clotting of the blood A nurse who is admitting a newborn to the nursery observes a fetal scalp monitor site on the scalp. For what complication should the nurse monitor this newborn? CORRECT ANSWER-Infection What should the nurse do when an apnea monitor sounds an alarm 10 seconds after cessation of respirations? CORRECT ANSWER-Use tactile stimuli on the chest or extremities Respiratory acidosis is confirmed in a neonate with respiratory distress syndrome when the laboratory report reveals: CORRECT ANSWER-An increased Paco 2 of 55 mm Hg