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You're assessing the one minute APGAR score of a newborn baby. On assessment, you note the following about your newborn patient: heart rate 130, pink body and hands with cyanotic feet, weak cry, flexion of the arms and legs, active movement and crying when stimulated. What is your patient's APGAR score?* A. APGAR 9 B. APGAR 10 C. APGAR 8 D. APGAR 5 - correct answer C: APGAR 8.....A: 1, P: 2, G, 2, A: 2, R: 1 You're assessing the one minute APGAR score of a newborn baby. On assessme...

Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS)  Usually caused by strains of Staphylococcus aureus toxins that can produce shock, coagulation defects, and tissue damage if they enter the bloodstream Toxic shock is cause by  Use of high-absorbency tampons Use of a diaphragm or cervical cap for contraception Toxic shock S/S  Sudden spiking fever Flulike symptoms Hypotension Generalized rash that resembles a sunburn Skin peeling from palms of hands and soles of feet after 1 to 2 weeks of the illne...

prenatal ultrasound  To evaluate baby's growth and development. Evaluates for possible problems and diagnose. Done during first tri to confirm pregnancy. Done during second tri to show anatomic details. amniocentesis  needle puncture of the amniotic sac to withdraw amniotic fluid for analysis. Can induce miscarriage in early pregnancy. RhoGAM  Used to prevent an immune response to Rh positive blood in people with an Rh negative blood type. Mother negative baby positive. ...

A nurse is teaching a parent how to administer antibiotics at home to a toddler with acute otitis media. Which statement by the parent indicates that teaching has been successful? 1. "I'll give the antibiotics for the full 10-day course of treatment." 2. "I'll give the antibiotics until my child's ear pain is gone." 3. "Whenever my child is cranky or pulls on an ear, I'll give a dose of antibiotics." 4. "If the ear pain is gone, there's no need to see th...

A pregnant woman's amniotic membranes rupture. Prolapsed umbilical cord is suspected. What intervention would be the top priority? a. Placing the woman in the knee-chest position b. Covering the cord in sterile gauze soaked in saline c. Preparing the woman for a cesarean birth d. Starting oxygen by face mask  A The woman is assisted into a position (e.g., modified Sims position, Trendelenburg position, or the knee-chest position, on all fours) in which gravity keeps the pressure ...

You're assessing the one minute APGAR score of a newborn baby. On assessment, you note the following about your newborn patient: heart rate 130, pink body and hands with cyanotic feet, weak cry, flexion of the arms and legs, active movement and crying when stimulated. What is your patient's APGAR score?* A. APGAR 9 B. APGAR 10 C. APGAR 8 D. APGAR 5  C: APGAR 8.....A: 1, P: 2, G, 2, A: 2, R: 1 You're assessing the one minute APGAR score of a newborn baby. On assessment, yo...

Neonatal Transition to Extrauterine Life  Phase 1: Period of reactivity, 0-30 minutes after birth Phase 2: Decreased responsiveness, 30 minutes to 2 hours after birth Phase 3: Second period of reactivity, 2 to 8 hours after birth Immediate care after birth  -Airway maintenance #1 -Maintaining body temperature #2 -Immediate interventions -Eye prophylaxis -Vitamin K prophylaxis -Promoting parent-infant interaction -Apgar scoring (1 min & 5 min) and initial assessment Physical Ass...

Which of the following is the most appropriate location for assessing the pulse of an infant who is less than 1 year old? 1. Radial 2. Carotid 3. Brachial 4. Popliteal  3. Brachial Rationale: To assess a pulse in an infant (i.e., a child <1 year old), the pulse is checked at the brachial artery. The infant's relatively short, fat neck makes palpation of the carotid artery difficult. The popliteal and radial pulses are also difficult to palpate in an infant. A nurse is coll...

Weight gain for normal weight women  25-35 lbs Weight gain for underweight women  28-40 lbs Weight gain for overweight women  15-25 lbs Weight gain for obese women  25-42 lbs How many pounds should you gain during the first trimester?  4.4 lbs How many pounds should you gain per week after the first trimester?  1 lb OB office visit during first 28 weeks of pregnancy  every 4 weeks OB office visits 29-36 weeks 2 0 2 4 /2025 | © copyright | This work may not be...