NEONATAL
NURSING
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Actual solution
,NEONATAL
NURSING
QUESTIONS
AND
ANSWERS
,Abdomen & Umbilical Cord - answer ✅✅-Inspect for shape
& movement
-Note abdominal breathing
-Auscultate bowel sounds
-Palpate for tenderness/masses
Inspect umbilical cord
-Two arteries & one vein
Note any bleeding
-abnormal
Should fall off within 2 weeks
Abnormalities - answer ✅✅
Abnormalities - answer ✅✅Transient Strabismus
-Searching Nystagmus- involuntary repetitive eye
movement
-Chemical conjunctivitis
-Lid edema & discharge from both eyes 24 hrs post eye
prophylaxis placement
Acquired Immunity - answer ✅✅-Two processes
, -1- development of antibodies
-2- Formation of lymphocytes to destroy harmful
substance
-Absent until first invasion of harmful substance
-Newborn relies on immunoglobulin's for defense
mechanisms
-Antibodies
-IgG, IgA, IgM
-IgA found in human break milk
Additional CV Changes - answer ✅✅
After birth - answer ✅✅-Heart Rate- 120-180bpm
-Will decrease to 120-130bpm
-Crying, movement & wakefulness will cause an increase in
HR & blood pressure
After birth - answer ✅✅-Respirations are shallow &
irregular
-30-60bpm (may have short period of apnea; <15 sec.)
-More active= the higher the RR
Ambiguous genitals - answer ✅✅xx female exposed to very
high levels of androgens
NURSING
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Actual solution
,NEONATAL
NURSING
QUESTIONS
AND
ANSWERS
,Abdomen & Umbilical Cord - answer ✅✅-Inspect for shape
& movement
-Note abdominal breathing
-Auscultate bowel sounds
-Palpate for tenderness/masses
Inspect umbilical cord
-Two arteries & one vein
Note any bleeding
-abnormal
Should fall off within 2 weeks
Abnormalities - answer ✅✅
Abnormalities - answer ✅✅Transient Strabismus
-Searching Nystagmus- involuntary repetitive eye
movement
-Chemical conjunctivitis
-Lid edema & discharge from both eyes 24 hrs post eye
prophylaxis placement
Acquired Immunity - answer ✅✅-Two processes
, -1- development of antibodies
-2- Formation of lymphocytes to destroy harmful
substance
-Absent until first invasion of harmful substance
-Newborn relies on immunoglobulin's for defense
mechanisms
-Antibodies
-IgG, IgA, IgM
-IgA found in human break milk
Additional CV Changes - answer ✅✅
After birth - answer ✅✅-Heart Rate- 120-180bpm
-Will decrease to 120-130bpm
-Crying, movement & wakefulness will cause an increase in
HR & blood pressure
After birth - answer ✅✅-Respirations are shallow &
irregular
-30-60bpm (may have short period of apnea; <15 sec.)
-More active= the higher the RR
Ambiguous genitals - answer ✅✅xx female exposed to very
high levels of androgens
