And Newborn Care Exam 2025
Questions and Answers|100% Pass
Nurse Toni is reviewing the handout about IV pain medications during labor with
Claire. Which of the following statements should nurse Toni make? -
....ANSWER ...-You can receive meperidine up until 4 hrs prior to birth.
Rationale: opioid analgesics cross the placenta and can cause respiratory depression
in the new born. Opioid analgesics should not be given within 1-4 hours of birth
Nurse Toni is reviewing the benefits of skin to skin contact for a newborn with
Claire and Kyle. Which of the following information should nurse Toni include?
(SATA) - ....ANSWER ...--Helps with thermoregulation
-Assists in stabilization of the HR
-Promote early breastfeeding
-Supports regulation of blood glucose
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, rationale: skin-to-skin contact helps a newborn to maintain body temp and
decreased the risk for hypothermia. It also assists the newborn in transitioning to
the extrauterine environment by stabilizing the HR. It promotes breastfeeding
because the baby is place in the proximity of the breast, and the baby is hungry
within the first hour after birth.
Skin-to-skin helps regulate newborn glucose levels by decreasing the newborn's use
of glycogen stores to maintain normothermia.
Nurse Toni is reviewing Apgar scoring with charge nurse Sandra. Identify the score
nurse Toni should assign to a newborn who has the following findings at 1minute
after birth:Heart Rate: 90/minSlow, weak cryWell-flexed extremitiesCry with
suctioningAcrocyanosisEnter the score in the field below and then submit -
....ANSWER ...-6
the nurse calc APGAR at 1 and 5 minutes after birth. one point for HR <
100/min; one point for slow, weak cry; two points for well flexed extremities; one
point for grimacing; one point for acrocyanosis
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