Maternal-Newborn chapter 1 Questions And Answers Detailed Graded A+

Maternal-Newborn chapter 1 A nurse has just assisted with the delivery of a newborn who weighs approximately 2,000 grams. The nurse should understand that the newborn is classified as which of the following? 1. High birth weight 2. Normal birth weight 3. Low birth weight 4. Very low birth weight - Answer-3. Low birth weight Neonatal birth weight rates are reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in three major categories of low, normal, and high. Low birth weight is divided into two categories: low birth weight is defined as birth weight that is less than 2,500 grams but greater than 1,500 grams. Very low birth weight is defined as a birth weight that is less than 1,500 grams. Normal grams. High 4000 grams. A nurse is working with a woman who has just learned that she is pregnant and who smokes a pack of cigarettes per day. The nurse is explaining to the patient the potential effects of tobacco use during pregnancy. Which of the following should the nurse mention as increased risks due to smoking? 1. Newborn obesity 2. Intrauterine growth restriction 3. Miscarriage 4. Placenta abruptio 5. Premature birth - Answer-2. Intrauterine growth restriction 3. Miscarriage 4. Placenta abruptio 5. Premature birth Tobacco use during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of low birth weight (not newborn obesity), intrauterine growth restriction, miscarriage, placenta abruptio, premature birth, sudden infant distress syndrome, and respiratory problems in the newborn. A woman in her 36th week of pregnancy develops eclampsia and dies at the hospital. The nurse who had been attending her understands that this is an example of which type of maternal death? Choose the most specific term available. 1. Direct obstetric death 2. Indirect obstetric death 3. Late maternal death 4. Postpartum maternal death - Answer-1. Direct obstetric death Direct obstetric death is a death resulting from complications during pregnancy (including eclampsia), labor/birth, and/or postpartum, and from interventions, omission of interventions, or incorrect treatment. A new mother is concerned about the survival of her newborn because she lost a prior birth. The nurse instructs the mother to place the infant on the infant's back in the crib. This measure helps reduce the risk of which of the following major causes of infant death? 1. Respiratory distress 2. Accident 3. Pneumonia and influenza 4. Sudden infant death syndrome - Answer-4. Sudden infant death syndrome The recent decrease in sudden infant death syndrome can be attributed