OB Week 2: Nursing Care of the Newborn and Family
1. immediate interventions after birth: suction/airway
maintain body temp
erthro. in eyes
vitamin K
2. first two hours after birth: Three priorities: respiratory, cardiac, security
HR needs to be >100bpm or neonatal resuscitation algorhythm
check length, weight, head circumference, vitals, axilary temp, HR, resp rate
3. APGAR: 1 and 3 minutes
HR, Resp, Muscle tone, reflex, irritability, color
0-3: severe distress
4-6: moderate distress
7-10: minimal to no distress
4. AGA: appropriate for gestational age
10-90th percentile
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1. immediate interventions after birth: suction/airway
maintain body temp
erthro. in eyes
vitamin K
2. first two hours after birth: Three priorities: respiratory, cardiac, security
HR needs to be >100bpm or neonatal resuscitation algorhythm
check length, weight, head circumference, vitals, axilary temp, HR, resp rate
3. APGAR: 1 and 3 minutes
HR, Resp, Muscle tone, reflex, irritability, color
0-3: severe distress
4-6: moderate distress
7-10: minimal to no distress
4. AGA: appropriate for gestational age
10-90th percentile
1/2
