[Exam 2] Chapter 18 – Nursing Management of the Newborn Flashcards
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Assessment: What is an easy, rapid newborn assessment tool?
RARP. Respiratory, Activity, Perfusion, and Position
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Assessment: When would a second assessment be performed?
Within the first 2-4 hours, when admitted to nursery, or labor and birth room
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Assessment: When is a third assessment completed?
BEfore discharge
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Assessment: What problems may you look for in the initial assessment?
Nasal Flaring, Chest Retractions
Grunting on exhalation
Generalized Cyanosis
Abnroaml breath sounds/respiratory rates
Pallor and abnormal size/heart rates
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Assessment - Apgar Scoring: When is this performed?
At 1 minute and 5 minutes after birth . Additional one done at 10 minutes if score less than 7
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Assessment - Apgar Scoring: What are the five parameters of this?
Appearance (Color) Pulse (Reflex Irritability) Grimace (Reflex Irritability) Activity (Muscle Tone) Respiratory ( Respiratory Effort)
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Assessment - Apgar Scoring: What should the normal score be?
Between 8-10
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Assessment - Apgar Scoring: What do scorees of 4-7 and 0-3 represent?
Signify moderate difficulty
0-3 points to severe distress
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Assessment - Length and Weight: Expected length of a newborn?
44 to 55 cm (17-22 cm)
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Assessment - Apgar Scoring: Heart Rate scoring for 0, 1, 2?
0 = Absent
1= SLow <100 bpm
2= >100 bpm
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Assessment - Apgar Scoring: RR scoring for 0, 1, 2?
0 = Apneic
1 = Slow, irregular, shallow
2 = Regular respirations
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Assessment - Apgar Scoring: Muscle tone scoring for 0,1,2?
0 = Limp, Flaccid
1 = Some flexion, limited resistance to extension
2 = Tight flexion, good resistance to extension with quick return to flexed positiona fter extension
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Assessment - Apgar Scoring: Reflex Irritability (flicking soles of feet) for 0, 1,2?
0 = No response
1 = Grimace or frown when irritated
2 = Sneeze, cough, or vigorous cry
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Assessment - Apgar Scoring: Skin Color scoring for 0,1,2?
0 = Cyanotic or Pale
1 = Appropriate body color, blue extremities
2 = Completely approrpiate color (pink on both trunk and extremities)
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Assessment - Length and Weight: Typical weight of a newborn?
2500 - 4000 g (5 lb 8 oz to 8 lb 14 oz
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Assessment - Length and Weight: How much weight can infants lost after birth?
10% by 3-4 days due to loss of meconium, ECF, and limited food intake
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Assessment - Length and Weight: What is a low birth weight baby
> 2500 g ( > 5.5 lb)
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Assessment - Length and Weight: Very low birth weight range?
> 1500 g ( > 3.5 lb)
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Assessment - Length and Weight: Extremely low birth weight ?
> 1000 g ( >2.5 lb)
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Assessment - VS: How is this obtained, and normal range?
Apical pulse for 1 minute, and typically 110 to 160
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Assessment - VS: RR for infant?
30/60 breaths / min
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Assessment - VS: How often are heart and RR assessed?
Every 30 mins until stable for 2 hours after birth
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Assessment - VS: HR and RR checks how often once stable?
Every 8 hours
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Assessment - VS: When are VS assessed?
Within 1-4 hours after birth
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Assessment - VS: Normal axillary temperature?
97.7 to 99.5
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Assessment - VS: Typical BP if assessed?
50-75/30-45 mm Hg
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Gestational Age Assessment: How is this determined?
Ballard gestational age assessment or Ballard scale. Determines gestational age between 20-44 weeks
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Gestational Age Assessment: Range of Ballard Scale?
Low score of -1 or -2 points for extreme immaturity to 4-5 points for postmaturity
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Gestational Age Assessment: When is the physical maturity section of the exam done?
During the first 2 hours after birth
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Gestational Age Assessment: Areas assessed on the physical maturity exam?
Skin Texture Lanugo Plantar Creases Breast Tissue Eyes/Ears Genitals
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Gestational Age Assessment: What is assessed in skin texture?
Sticky and transparent to smooth, with varying degrees of peeling and crackking, or leathery with significant cracking and wrinkling
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Gestational Age Assessment: What is assessed with lanugo?
Soft downy hair on newborn body, which is absent in preterm. Disappears with postmaturity
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Gestational Age Assessment: What is assessed with plantar creases?
Creases on the soles of the feet , which range from absent to covering the entire foot, depending on maturity
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Gestational Age Assessment: What is assessed with breast tissue?
Thickness and size of breast tissue and areola. Range from imperceptible to full and budding
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Gestational Age Assessment: What to assess with eyes and ears
Eyes can be fused or open and ear cartilage and stiffness. Greater the stiffness, greater the maturity
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Gestational Age Assessment: What to assess with genitals?
Testicular descent and appearance of scrotum.
Females, appearance and size of clitoris and labia
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Gestational Age Assessment: When is neuromuscular maturity completeled?
Within 24 hours of birth
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Gestational Age Assessment: What are the six parts of neuromsucular assessment?
Posture
Square Window Arm Recoil Popliteeal Angle Scarf Sign Heel to Ear
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Gestational Age Assessment: What is assessed with posture?
How do they hold extremities in relation to trunk. Greater the degree of flexion, greater the maturity.
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Gestational Age Assessment: Example of posture assessment?
Extension of arms and legs score as 0, full flexion of arms and legs is scored for 4 points
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Gestational Age Assessment: Example of square window?
How far newborns hands flexed toward wrist. Angle more than 90 degrees is 1, and angle of 0 degrees is 4 points
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Gestational Age Assessment: Example of Arm recoil?
How far do arms spring back to flexed position?
Recoil less than 90 degree angle is scored as 4 points
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Gestational Age Assessment: Example of popliteal angle?
How far will knees extend? Angle less than 90 indicates maturity. 180 degrees is one point. less than 90 is 5 points
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Gestational Age Assessment: Example of scarf sign?
How far can elbows be moved across chest?
If elbow reaches or enars the opposite shoulder , 1 point . if elbow does not cross axillary line, 4 points
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Gestational Age Assessment: Example of heel to ear?
Scored the same way as scarf sign
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Gestational Age Assessment: What are preterm infants classified as?
Born prior to 37 weeks
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Gestational Age Assessment: Term babies are born when
38-42 weeks
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Gestational Age Assessment: Postterm babies born when
After 42 weeks
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Gestational Age Assessment: Postmature baby born when
AFter 42 weeks and showing signs of placental aging
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Gestational Age Assessment: Size for small for gestation age?
> 5.5 lb
Nursing Management Immediate Newborn Period - Gestational Age Assessment: Large for gestational age normal size?
> 9 lb
Nursing Mx Immediate Newborn Period - Intervention and Maintaining Airway: What happens right after birth?
Newborn is suctioned to remove fluids and mucus from the mouth and nose. First with bulb syringe to remove debris and then nose suctioned
Nursing Mx Immediate Newborn Period - Intervention and Maintaining Airway: What to know about bulb syringe before suctioning?
Compress the bulb before placing into oral or nasal cavity.
Nursing Mx Immediate Newborn Period - Admin Prescribed Meds: What two meds are commonly ordered?
Vitamin K and Eye Prophylaxis with either Erythromycin or tetracycline opthalmic ointment
Nursing Mx Immediate Newborn Period - Admin Prescribed Meds, Vit K: What does this promote?
Blood clotting by increasing the synthesis of prothrombin by hte liveer
Nursing Mx Immediate Newborn Period - Admin Prescribed Meds, Vit K: What does deficiency of Vit K cause?
Delays clotting and might lead to hemorrhage
Nursing Mx Immediate Newborn Period - Admin Prescribed Meds, Vit K: Why does an infant need Vit K?
Vit K is not produced in the intestine until after microorganisms hae been introduced, such as first feeding. Usually takes a week to produce enough Vi K
Nursing Mx Immediate Newborn Period - Admin Prescribed Meds, Vit K: How often are oral doses given?
Three doses needed over 1 month period
Nursing Mx Immediate Newborn Period - Admin Prescribed Meds, Eye Prophylaxis: What does this prevent?
Ophthalmia neonatorum (which can cause neonatal blindness)
Nursing Mx Immediate Newborn Period - Admin Prescribed Meds, Eye Prophylaxis: What is opthalmia neonatorum?
Hyperacute purulent conjunctivitis occuring during first 10 days of life. usually contracted during birth
Nursing Mx Immediate Newborn Period - Maintaining Thermoregulation: SHould be taken how often?
Every 30 mins for first 2 hours, then every 8 hours until discharge
Nursing Mx Immediate Newborn Period - Maintaining Thermoregulation: Ways to maintain body temperature?
Dry newborn after birth
Wrap in warm blankets
USed a warmed cover on scale
Nursing Mx Early Newborn - Assess, Perinatal Hx: Historical information includes what?
Mothers name, maternal tests, antiobiotic therapy, rf blood group incompatibility, social history
Nursing Mx Early Newborn - Assess, Newborn Physical Exam: When is this performed?
Within 24 hours.
Nursing Mx Early Newborn - Assess, Newborn Physical Exam: What do you begin this exam with?
Auscultation of ehart and lungs. And then move to areas that would irritate the newborn.
Nursing Mx Early Newborn - Assess, Newborn Physical Exam and Length: Average length?
20 inches, but can range from 17 to 22 inches.
Nursing Mx Early Newborn - Assess, Newborn Physical Exam and Weight: Average weight?
7.5 lbs, but can range from 5 lb 8 oz to 8 lb 13 oz
Nursing Mx Early Newborn - Assess, Newborn Physical Exam and Head Circumference: Average circumference?
13 to 15 inches
Nursing Mx Early Newborn - Assess, Newborn Physical Exam and Head Circumference: This should be what length?
1/4 of the newborns length or haalf of infants body plus 10 cm
Nursing Mx Early Newborn - Assess, Newborn Physical Exam and Head Circumference: Small head might indicate what?
Microcephaly caused by rubella, taxoplasmosis, or SGA
Nursing Mx Early Newborn - Assess, Newborn Physical Exam and Head Circumference: Enlaged head might indicate what?
Hydrocephalus or increased intracrial pressure
Nursing Mx Early Newborn - Assess, Newborn Physical Exam and Chest Circumference: Average here?
30 - 36 cm (12-14 inches). usually 3 cm less than head
Nursing Mx Early Newborn - Assess, Newborn Physical Exam and VS: How often is this taken?
On admission
Once every 30 mins until stable for 2 hours
Then once every 4-8 hours until discharge
Nursing Mx Early Newborn - Assess, Newborn Physical Exam and Skin Cond/Color: How do you check for tugor?
By pinching a small area of skin over the chest or abdomen and now how quickly it returns . If tented, indicates dehydration