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, Prior to discharging a 24-hour-old newborn, the A
nurse assesses her respiratory status. Which of the Typically, respirations in a 24-hour-old newborn are symmetric, slightly
following would the nurse expect to assess? irregular, shallow, and unlabored at a rate of 30 to 60 breaths/minute. The
breathing pattern is primarily diaphragmatic. Nasal flaring, rates above 60
A) Respiratory rate 45, irregular breaths per minute, and crackles suggest a problem.
B) Costal breathing pattern
C) Nasal flaring, rate 65
D) Crackles on auscultation
The nurse encourages the mother of a healthy C
newborn to put the newborn to the breast Breast-feeding can be initiated immediately after birth. This immediate
immediately after birth for which reason? mother-newborn contact takes advantage of the newborn's natural
alertness and fosters bonding. This contact also reduces maternal
A) To aid in maturing the newborn's sucking bleeding and stabilizes the newborn's temperature, blood glucose level,
reflex and respiratory rate. It is not associated with maturing the sucking reflex,
B) To encourage the development of maternal encouraging the development of maternal antibodies, or aiding in clearing
antibodies of the newborn's respiratory passages.
C) To facilitate maternal-infant bonding
D) To enhance the clearing of the newborn's
respiratory passages
When making a home visit, the nurse observes a B
newborn sleeping on his back in a bassinet. In one The nurse should instruct the mother to remove all fluffy bedding, quilts,
corner of the bassinet is a soft stuffed animal and at stuffed animals, and pillows from the crib to prevent suffocation.
the other end is a bulb syringe. The nurse Newborns and infants should be placed on their backs to sleep. Having
determines that the mother needs additional the bulb syringe nearby in the bassinet is appropriate. Although a crib is
teaching because of which of the following? the safest sleeping location, a bassinet is appropriate initially.
A) The newborn should not be sleeping on his back.
B) Stuffed animals should not be in areas where
infants sleep.
C) The bulb syringe should not be kept in the
bassinet.
D) This newborn should be sleeping in a crib.
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Terms in this set (68)
, Prior to discharging a 24-hour-old newborn, the A
nurse assesses her respiratory status. Which of the Typically, respirations in a 24-hour-old newborn are symmetric, slightly
following would the nurse expect to assess? irregular, shallow, and unlabored at a rate of 30 to 60 breaths/minute. The
breathing pattern is primarily diaphragmatic. Nasal flaring, rates above 60
A) Respiratory rate 45, irregular breaths per minute, and crackles suggest a problem.
B) Costal breathing pattern
C) Nasal flaring, rate 65
D) Crackles on auscultation
The nurse encourages the mother of a healthy C
newborn to put the newborn to the breast Breast-feeding can be initiated immediately after birth. This immediate
immediately after birth for which reason? mother-newborn contact takes advantage of the newborn's natural
alertness and fosters bonding. This contact also reduces maternal
A) To aid in maturing the newborn's sucking bleeding and stabilizes the newborn's temperature, blood glucose level,
reflex and respiratory rate. It is not associated with maturing the sucking reflex,
B) To encourage the development of maternal encouraging the development of maternal antibodies, or aiding in clearing
antibodies of the newborn's respiratory passages.
C) To facilitate maternal-infant bonding
D) To enhance the clearing of the newborn's
respiratory passages
When making a home visit, the nurse observes a B
newborn sleeping on his back in a bassinet. In one The nurse should instruct the mother to remove all fluffy bedding, quilts,
corner of the bassinet is a soft stuffed animal and at stuffed animals, and pillows from the crib to prevent suffocation.
the other end is a bulb syringe. The nurse Newborns and infants should be placed on their backs to sleep. Having
determines that the mother needs additional the bulb syringe nearby in the bassinet is appropriate. Although a crib is
teaching because of which of the following? the safest sleeping location, a bassinet is appropriate initially.
A) The newborn should not be sleeping on his back.
B) Stuffed animals should not be in areas where
infants sleep.
C) The bulb syringe should not be kept in the
bassinet.
D) This newborn should be sleeping in a crib.
