AWHONN POEP Module 12 Study Q&A 2024

During fetal life, the foramen ovale - allows blood to directly enter the left atrium from the right atrium. Mrs. Jung is returning to work 8 weeks after the birth of her first baby. When teaching about pumping and storing breast milk, it is important to stress that the best method for breast milk to be thawed - in the refrigerator. Mrs. Johnson has described that her infant has been crying constantly since his circumcision this morning. When you arrive at her room, you find the infant crying in his crib. Which of the following nonpharmacologic interventions can you teach Mrs. Johnson. to help console her infant? - Holding and rocking The production of body heat that results from the metabolism of brown adipose tissue is called - nonshivering thermogenesis. Baby Lourdes was born 4 hours ago at 42 weeks of gestation by vacuum-assisted delivery. On your initial newborn examination, you document an edematous, bruised lesion on the right anterior scalp where the vacuum was applied. This lesion has clearly demarcated edges and does not cross the suture line. This is best described as a - cephalohematoma Hyperthermia is defined as a rectal or axillary temperature greater than 99.5ºF (37.5ºC). The most common cause of hyperthermia in the newborn is - environmental. Eye prophylaxis with a single-use dose of sterile ophthalmic ointment containing 1% tetracycline or 0.5% erythromycin is usually administered within the first hour of birth to prevent which of the following conditions? - Gonococcal opthalmia neonatorum The fetal circulatory system is supported by the placenta. The umbilical cord, which is comprised of two arteries and one vein, carries blood to and from the fetus. Identify the correct statement about the umbilical cord below. - The umbilical vein carries oxygenated blood from the placenta to the fetus. Jaundice that typically appears within the first 24-36 hours of life, with rapidly rising serum bilirubin levels, and is usually caused by an underlying disease process, such as sepsis or hemolysis is called - pathologic jaundice. Gabriella was born by operative vaginal birth after a prolonged second stage of labor. She presented as floppy and apneic, and required bag/mask ventilation and fluid resuscitation in the delivery room. Her Apgar scores were 3 at 1 minute of life, 5 at 5