406 8 Flashcards
Posture: expected: extremities are
flexed
microcephaly head is below
the 10th percentile
macrocephaly head is above
the 90th percentile
newborn’s weight within the first week
normal to lose 5 or 10%
newborn axillary temp should be
97.7 to 99
newborn expected respiratory rate
30 to 60
newborn: peeling and cracking of skin
normal finding
newborn: jaundice within the 1st 24 hours
abnormal
newborn: green/yellow vernix indicates
they passed the meconium in the womb
newborn: bulging fontanels are only normal during
crying
newborn: fontanels should feel
soft
newborn: eyes should be able to follow an object within
12 inches of the eyes
newborn: eyes: edema
may be a normal finding
newborn: tear production finding
no tears produced until 2 months
newborn: strabismus and nystagmus
normal finding
newborn: epstein’s pearls
normal finding
newborn: chest shape
barrel
newborn: breast engorgement in males and females
normal finding
newborn: scattered crackles
normal finding
newborn: femoral pulse is difficult to palpate
normal