ATI: Newborn Assessment

Question 1

Expected weight for a newborn

Answer 1

2,500 to 4,000 g (5.5 to 8.8 lbs)

Question 2

Expected lenght for a newborn

Answer 2

45 to 55 cm

Question 3

Expected head circumference for a newborn

Answer 3

32 to 36.8 cm

Question 4

Expected chest circumference for a newborn

Answer 4

30 to 33

Question 5

Expected RR for a newborn

Answer 5

30 to 60

15 second of apnea is okay

Question 6

Expected HR for a newborn

Answer 6

110-160

Listen over 4th or 5th intercostal space at the left midclavicular line over the apex of the newborns heart

Question 7

Expected BP for a newborn

Answer 7

60-80 / 40-50

Question 8

Expected temp. for a newborn

Answer 8

97.7-99.5

Question 9

What are telangiectactic nevi?

Answer 9

Flat pink or red marks, also called stork bites

Question 10

What treatmet is needed for erythema toxicum?

Answer 10

None. It is a rash that dissapears by itself

Question 11

What is a localized swelling of the soft tissues of teh scalp and can cross over the suture line?

Answer 11

Caput succedaneum

Question 12

When does caput succedaneum clear?

Answer 12

3-4 days

Question 13

Expected Hgb in newborns?

Answer 13

14-24

Question 14

Expected platelets in newborns?

Answer 14

150,000 to 300,000

Question 15

Expected Hct in newborns?

Answer 15

44-64%

Question 16

Expected glucose in newborns?

Answer 16

more than 40-45

Question 17

Expected bilirubin in 24 hour newborn?

Answer 17

2-6

Question 18

Expected bilirubin in 48 hour newborn

Answer 18

6 to 7

Question 19

Expected bilirubin in 3 to 5 days?

Answer 19

4-6