The NICU Flashcards
1
Q
wich NICU level provides complex medical interventions, advanced diagnostic testing, surgery, and respiratory support
A
Level III Nursery
2
Q
wich NICU level provides extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy (ECMO)
A
3
Q
wich NICU level provides warming in an isolette, phototherapy, circumcision.
A
Level I Nursery
4
Q
What does a PT do in the NICU?
A
- Assesses functional and structural integrity of body parts and systems
- Promotes postural and motor activities
- Promotes appropriate interaction between the infant and the environment
- Promotes interaction with family, NICU staff, and consultants
5
Q
Age of viability is
A
23-24 weeks
(1/2 normal gestation)
6
Q
low birth weight =
A
1501-2500 g
7
Q
SGA=
A
infants that weigh below the 10th percentile of published norms.
Can be term and pre-term
8
Q
Child state regulation:
A
- Deep sleep or quiet sleep
- Light sleep or active sleep
- Drowsy or semi-dozing
- Alert or quiet alert (PT treatment)
- Active or Active awake
- Crying
9
Q
Positioning in pre-term infants
A
- Prone: promotes shoulder retraction
- Side-lying: decreases stress, midline orientation of trunk and extremities, less work of breathing (diaphragm in gravity min)
- Supine: max observation, but challenging for the infant.
10
Q
it is suggested that PT assistants and student PT’s should not handle infants in the NICU
A
true
