Exam 2: NUR254 / NUR 254 (Latest
Update 2025 / 2026) Concepts of Nursing; The Childbearing and Child Caring Families | Guide Questions and Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct - Galen
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signs of respiratory distress in newborn
Answer:
Nasal flaring, cyanosis, retractions (ribs)- supra sternal, substernal and intercostal, see saw breathing or abnormal movement of chest/abdomen
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Acrocyanosis is?
Answer:
blue hand and feet NORMAL in newborn for first 24 hrs after birth
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Normal respiratory rate in newborns
Answer:
30-60 breaths per minute
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normal heart rate in new born
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120-160 bpm
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Convection
Answer:
flow of heat from the body surface to cooler ambient air
- wrap baby, put hat on
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radiation
Answer:
loss of heat from body surface to cooler solid surface
- place bassinet away from window 2 / 4
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evaporation
Answer:
loss of heat when liquid is evaporated
- dry baby all the way when wet
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conduction
Answer:
loss of heat from body surface to cooler surface in direct contact
- warm scale before placing baby on it
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apneic periods longer than ___ ___ are abnormal and should be evaluated
Answer:
20 seconds
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normal bp for newborn
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60/40-80/50 3 / 4
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meconium
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fills lower intestines at birth
- should be passed by 24 hrs
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jaundice
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visible yellowish color of the skin and sclera, likely to appear when the TSB level exceeds 6-7
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risk factors for server hyperbilirubinemia
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preterm, breastfeeding, rh -, polycythemia, Asia/Native American race, bruising r/t to birth trauma and siblings who received phototherapy
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excessive bilirubin is excreted through
Answer:
passing of feces
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