Pediatric Nurse Neonatal and Newborn Care Flashcards
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What is the normal respiratory rate for a newborn?
Answer: 30–60 breaths per minute
A normal newborn respiratory rate is 30–60 breaths per minute, which is higher than the adult range.
Which component of the Apgar score assesses heart rate?
Answer: Pulse
The 'P' in the Apgar acronym stands for Pulse, which evaluates the newborn's heart rate at 1 and 5 minutes after birth.
A newborn's Apgar score is 8 at 5 minutes. What is the most appropriate nursing response?
Answer: Continue routine observation and monitoring
An Apgar score of 7–10 indicates a vigorous newborn requiring only routine monitoring and care.
Which vitamin is administered intramuscularly to all newborns at birth to prevent hemorrhagic disease?
Answer: Vitamin K
Vitamin K is given at birth because newborns have low clotting factor levels and are deficient in this vitamin, which is essential for blood coagulation.
What is the priority nursing intervention for a newborn with confirmed hypoglycemia and a blood glucose of 38 mg/dL?
Answer: Initiate early feeding or administer oral glucose gel
Early feeding or oral dextrose gel is the first-line treatment for mild neonatal hypoglycemia before escalating to IV dextrose.
A newborn has not passed meconium within 48 hours of birth. Which condition should the nurse suspect?
Answer: Hirschsprung disease
Failure to pass meconium within 24–48 hours is a classic sign of Hirschsprung disease, caused by absence of ganglion cells in the colon.
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