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Newborn Assessment Flashcards

1
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How to promote physical well-being of newborn

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Nursing care - Keep baby warm, wash after 24 hours, swaddle,

Physical assessment - reflexes, vitals

Nutrition - get them breastfeeding or on formula

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How to promote and establish a functioning family?

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we must educate and support both parents and grandparents

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What are respiratory changes from fetus to newborn?

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Respirations initiate

Chemically - surfactant reduces tension to reduce O2 concentration

Thermally - Moist infant is cold from exposed air

Mechanical - think vaginal compression or fetal chest during vaginal delivery

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Apgar scoring. Scoring the Activity

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0 - Absent

1 - Flexed arms and legs

2 - Active and moving around

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APGAR - Pulse scoring

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0 - No pulse

1 - Less than 100 bpm

2 - More than 100 bpm

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APGAR Grimace scoring (Reflex)

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0 - Floppy

1 - Minimal response to stimulation

2 - Prompt to respond

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APGAR Appearance scoring

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0 - Blue/pale

1 - Pink body with acrycyanosis

2 - Pink all over

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APGAR - Respiration scoring

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0 - No breathing

1- Slow & Irregular

2- Vigorous cry

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When to assess APGAR

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1 minute of birth

5 Minutes

Again at 10 min is the first two readings were low

Assess and intervene then reassess after interventions are done

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Methods of heat loss - Evaporation

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Wet surface exposed to air = loses heat

Baby comes out wet and water evaporates so baby loses heat

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Conduction

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Newborn comes into direct contact with object cooler than skin

Warm blankets and stethoscopes before placing on the baby

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Convection

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Heat is transferred to air that surrounds he newborn

Losing heat through airflow - try to decrease airflow in room to maintain babys temperature

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Radiation

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Transfer of heat to colder objects that arents in contact with infant.

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What are the effects of cold stress?

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Increased metabolic rate

Non-shivering thermogenesis-metabolism of brown fat

Vasoconstriction

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How does increased metabolic rate in cold stress effect the baby?

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Increase use of glucose and low production of surfactant hypoglycemia with respiratory distress

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How non-shivering thermogenesis metabolism of brown fat effects the baby?

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Increased production of free fatty acids leading to metabolic acidosis and jaundice

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How does vasoconstriction of cold stress effect the baby?

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Pale mottled skin leading to fetal circulatory patterns

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18
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What are kennel and klaus’ theory on bonding?

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Must bond within the first hour of life or it will effect baby for the next 20 years

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19
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How to encourage bonding with parents?

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En face -babies can see 6-8 in in front of them

Encourage breastfeeding asap after delivery

Skin to skin

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20
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Periods of reactivity
First period

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30-60 Min
Vitals - eyes are the most open
Encourage bonding
APGAR
Radiant warming
Meds - Vit K & arithromycin

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What are the periods of reactivity?

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First period - 30 - 60 min

Sleep phase - 1 to 4 hours

Second period - 4 to 12 hours

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What happens in the second period

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4 to 12 hours after birth

Increased sensitivity to internal and external stimuly

Voiding and meconium

Mucus, apnea, emesis

Most active in this phase

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23
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Risk of not giving vit K injection to newborns

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Neonatal hemorrhaging

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24
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Normal weight in pounds and gms for newborns

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2500-4000gms
5.5 - 8lbs

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25
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SGA

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less than 10% SGA

26
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LGA

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More than 90% LGA

27
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Normal length of newborn

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18-22 inches
48-52cm

28
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Head circumfrence

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measure above eyebrow

13-14INCHES
32-36CM

29
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Chest circumfrence

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Measure nipple line

12-13 Inches
30-34 cm

30
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Temp of newborns
Pulse

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97.5-99.5

110-160 bpm
Crying - 180 bpm
Sleeping -100 bpm

31
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Blood pressure of newborns

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Only taken with suspected cardiac issues

Measure at the thigh

Falls around 70/40 as normal

32
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Normal Fontanelles

Dehydrated

ICP

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Flat & pulsing

Bulging - ICP

Sunken - dehydration

33
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Molding

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Cone head normal

Overrided sutures

Resolves quickly

34
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Caput Succedenum

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Crosses suture line like a cap
Cap Swelling

Goes away without treatment

35
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Cephalohematoma

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Over a particular bone
Does not cross suture line

Bleeding, blood clot

36
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What will we see when cephalohematoma begins to resolve?

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Jaundice that starts from head and spreads to the rest of the body

37
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Skin of the newborn?

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Reddish in color, ruddy and smooth

Edema - resolves but causes weight loss as they lose water

Turgor- look for dehydration

38
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What to look for in the eyes of newborn?

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Color and red reflex

Subconjunctival hemorrhage from birth trauma

Chemical conjunctivities from reaction to eye prophylaxis

39
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What to look for with ears in newborns

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Eyes and top of ear should line up - if not possible down syndrom or chromosome abnormalities

Loud noise = startle reflex
Moro reflex - abduct, adduct, cry (Away at 3mos)

Flexible pinna with cartilage - it snaps back

40
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What to look for in the nose with newborns

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They are nose breathers look for patency

Normal sneezing and no bridge

Problems:
Nasal flaring that lasts longer than a few moments after birth
Check for retractions & listen to lungs

41
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Mouth and throat assessment in newborn

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Reflexes: Sucking, Rooting, Gag, Extrusion reflexes

Extrusion usually lost at 4-6mos when solids are introduced

Place finger in mouth and see if sucking reflex is available check for cleft palate at same time

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Abdominal assessment of the newborn?

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Dome shaped belly
Soft on palpation
Liver is palpable 2-3cm below right costal margin
Bowel sounds 2 hours post delivery

43
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When will be first void and meconium of newborn?

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Void - within 24 hours

Meconium - Within 24-48 hours

44
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Female genitalia of the newborn

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Edematous at labia and clitoris with vernix between the labia

Moms hormones may have the baby spotting within the first week this is normal!

45
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Male genitalia of the newborn

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Palpable testes - if not palpable may be testicular cancer later in life

Rugae should be formed

Do not clean Smega

Do not retract the foreskin it will not return if you do.

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Assessment of extremities

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Normal posture

Equal bilateral movement and tone of all four extremities

Flat feet- will develop the arch later

All creases should be present

Look for simean crease - if coupled with downset ears can be a down syndrome case.

47
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Hip dislocation assessment

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Use ortolani’s maneuver - push knee up and rotate

Look for clicking - can also be r/t breech birth

If not breech baby
check for:
-Clicking
-Unequal leg length
-Asymmetrical skin creases on back of thigh

48
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Neuromuscular system assessment of the newborn?

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-Maintains flexion
-Can hold head erect for few seconds
-When prone turns head to side to breath

49
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Troubling signs of the neuromuscular assessment?

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No movement
Jerking
Quivering
Clonic jerking -Possible Neonatal abstinence syndrome - check urine tox

50
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Behavioral assessment

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Soothed to cuddles - if cannot be soothed look into NAS

Sleeps for at least 16-20 hours a day

Brazelton behavioral assessment - test for ADD

51
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Additional care of newborn - Bulb suctioning and sleeping

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Parent teaching to suction - Bubl suctions - Depress bulb and suction mouth first to avoid aspiration.

Back to sleep - Avoid SIDS

52
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Additional care of newborn - Circumcision & PKU

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Keep clean and dry
Monitor newborn voiding
wrap with ointment

PKU - Must be breast and bottle fed before wait 24-48 hours

53
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When to call MD

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Fever
Blue or color changing
Crying incessantly
No urination

54
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Car seat safety

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Rear face seat until 2 years old

Front face until 40 pounds

Booster up to 7-8 years old

55
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Normal skin assessment

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Milia - Clogged sebaceous glands

Mottling - happens when they’re cold

Vernix

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Rashes and marks

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Erythema toxicum (Newborn rash) - Starts are trunk and goes away on its own

Forceps mark - assess symmetry (Neuro check)

Mongolian spots - common in any race by white. Purple ecchymotic skin
Goes away in few weeks/months

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Birthmarks

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Port wine stain - more permanent birthmark

Stork bite/ Nevi - Normal - goes away in its own, Found on neck/lips
If blanches will go away quickly

Strawberry hemangioma - Not uncommon and can be found on lower back

Cafe au lait

Petechiae

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Reflexes - Babkin reflex

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Stimulated by:
Press, stroke both palms

Mouth opens, eyes close, head tilts forward

Disappears: 3 mos

59
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Grasping reflex

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Stimulated: Place object in palm

Holds it tightly

Disappears: 4 mos

60
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Babinski reflex

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Stimulated: Stroke sole of foot

Foot twists and toes fan out

Disappears: 8 mos

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Stepping reflex

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Stimulated: Hold baby under arms not on floor

Stepping motion

Disappears: 2 mos

62
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Difference between physiologic and pathologic jaundice in the newborn?

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Pathological jaundice happens within the first 24 hours

Physiological jaundice occurs 2nd or 3rd day. Not associated with hemolytic disease or other pathologies.

(6-10mg/dl & resolves in 5-7 days)

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