Chapter 4- NICU

Question 1

What is contained in the APAGR scale?

Answer 1

• Appearance (color)
• Pulse Rate
• Grimace
• Activity
• Respiration

Question 2

What receives “0” on the APGAR?

Answer 2

• blue/pale color
• no pulse
• no grimace
• limp
• absent respiration

Question 3

What receives “1” on the APGAR?

Answer 3

• body pink, extremities blue
• pulse <100
• grimace
• some activity
• slow/irregular respiration

Question 4

What receives “2” on the APGAR?

Answer 4

• pink
• pulse >100
• crying
• active
• strong cry

Question 5

What standardized tests can be used for premature infants?

Answer 5

NIDCAP (Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment of Progress)
TIMP (Test of Infant Motor Performance)

Question 6

What intervention methods are important to begin with premature infants?

Answer 6

• facilitate shoulder protraction and adduction
• midline positioning of head
• reaching if over 32 weeks
• supervised side-lying and prone positioning
• avoid increasing extensor tone (infant jumpers/standers)