Neonatal Care
30-60 breaths/min - ANS -normal newborn RR
\apnea - ANS -absence of breathing > 15 seconds
\Auscultate RR for one full minute. What is normal neonatal respiration? - ANS -shallow and irregular
\Average for gestational age (AGA): - ANS -weight between 10th and 90th percentile for age
\average head - ANS -32-37 cm (usually 2 cm> than chest)
\average weight - ANS -3405 gm (7 lb, 8 oz)
\Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW): - ANS -≤1000 g (2lbs 3oz)
\Grunting - ANS -in attempt to increase intra thoracic pressure, infant closes glottis during expiration
\How many weeks is a term for a baby? - ANS -born between week 38 and the end of week 42
\How often do you do the newborn assessment? - ANS -Vital Signs and assessment every 15 mins first hour
\Hypoglycemia - ANS -Blood glucose concentration of less than 45 mg/dl.
\hypoglycemia risk factors - ANS -Cold stress***
Asphyxia
Sepsis
Respiratory distress
Infant of diabetic mother (IDM)***
Large for gestational age infant (LGA)
Small for gestational age (SGA) )
Low birth weight (LBW) and Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR)
\Later symptoms of hypothermia - ANS -1. Mottled, pale skin
2. Lethargy -Poor suck, feeding
3. hypoglycemia
4. Cry becomes weaker
\list the 5 signs and symptoms of circulatory problems during transition - ANS -1. Unequal or weak pulses: brachial,
femoral
30-60 breaths/min - ANS -normal newborn RR
\apnea - ANS -absence of breathing > 15 seconds
\Auscultate RR for one full minute. What is normal neonatal respiration? - ANS -shallow and irregular
\Average for gestational age (AGA): - ANS -weight between 10th and 90th percentile for age
\average head - ANS -32-37 cm (usually 2 cm> than chest)
\average weight - ANS -3405 gm (7 lb, 8 oz)
\Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW): - ANS -≤1000 g (2lbs 3oz)
\Grunting - ANS -in attempt to increase intra thoracic pressure, infant closes glottis during expiration
\How many weeks is a term for a baby? - ANS -born between week 38 and the end of week 42
\How often do you do the newborn assessment? - ANS -Vital Signs and assessment every 15 mins first hour
\Hypoglycemia - ANS -Blood glucose concentration of less than 45 mg/dl.
\hypoglycemia risk factors - ANS -Cold stress***
Asphyxia
Sepsis
Respiratory distress
Infant of diabetic mother (IDM)***
Large for gestational age infant (LGA)
Small for gestational age (SGA) )
Low birth weight (LBW) and Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR)
\Later symptoms of hypothermia - ANS -1. Mottled, pale skin
2. Lethargy -Poor suck, feeding
3. hypoglycemia
4. Cry becomes weaker
\list the 5 signs and symptoms of circulatory problems during transition - ANS -1. Unequal or weak pulses: brachial,
femoral
