All Complete Verified Answers 2025-
2026 Set.
newborn assessment study guide - Answer VS: 2 in 1st hr, q 1 hr for 1 hrs, q 8
Weight: check daily
Inspect umbilical cord for signs of bleeding, clamp cord prevent hemorrhage
full term - Answer 37 weeks or older
preterm - Answer 36 week and 6 days or younger
ballard scoring system - Answer It shows gestational age
Uses resting posture, skin, lanugo, sole creases, breast tissue, ear cartilage, male genitals,
female genitals, vernix, hair, skull firmness, nails
Square window, recoil reflex, popliteal angle, scarf sign, heal to ear, ankle dorsiflexion, head lag,
ventral suspension, other reflexes
newborn reflexes - Answer Moro (startle)
Tickle cheek- turn head
Rub lip- open mouth wide
Vernix- - Answer covers preterm newborn
Epstein pearl- - Answer bumps in newborns mouth, remove if can cause aspiration
Caput succedaneum- - Answer soft area of scalp filled fluid, after long birth or vacuum
extraction
Mottling- - Answer Discoloration of the skin in irregular areas resembling a lace-like pattern
Acrocyanosis- - Answer A bluish discoloration of the hands and feet due to sluggish peripheral
, S&S of jaundice - Answer Jaundice is normal
Immature liver cannot conjugate bilirubin, increased breakdown of RBC's, hypoxia, infection,
CHD
Fetal Hemoglobin à higher affinity for oxygen
Stores of fetal iron à anemia around 5 mos of age à if mom takes iron and has enough it goes to
the baby
Treatment: phototherapy, frequent feedings to expel meconium
Evaporation- - Answer Wet surfaces exposed to air
Radiation- - Answer Loss of heat via transfer of heat from body surface to cooler surfaces and
objects not in direct contact with the body
Conduction- - Answer Loss of heat via direct contact with cold surface
Convection- - Answer Loss of heat from body surface to cooler air currents (oven)
Umbilical vein- - Answer oxygenated blood
Ductus venosus- - Answer carries O2 from placenta to baby
Foramen ovale- - Answer connects left and right atrium (murmurs)
Ductus arteriosus- - Answer connect pulmonary artery and aorta
Umbilical arteries- - Answer deoxygenated blood
Sleep Awake States - Answer 1st hour really awake, feed them, newborn is alert and makes
sucking noises, rapid HR and resps during 30 mins post birth
Period of inactivity: newborn becomes quiet and rest/sleeps, HR & resps lower, period lasts 60-
100 mins after birth
Second period of reactivity: newborn reawakens, becomes responsive, and often gages and