NUR 439 Quiz High Risk Newborn
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
High Risk by Size - CORRECT ANSWER -Extremely low birth weight: less than 1000g
Very low birth weight: less than 1500g
Low birth weight: less than 2500g
High Risk by Age - CORRECT ANSWER -Extremely preterm: before 25 weeks
Very preterm: 25-31 weeks
Late preterm: 34-36 weeks
Term: 39-40 weeks
Preterm Labor - CORRECT ANSWER -Cervical changes and contractions occurring at 20 to 37
weeks of pregnancy
Premature Rupture - CORRECT ANSWER -Any rupture before 37 weeks
Preterm Labor Interventions - CORRECT ANSWER -Suppressing labor with medication
Cerclage
Abx
Expediting lung development with steroids
Preterm Physiology - CORRECT ANSWER -Resp: apnea and periodic breathing, fewer alveoli
Cardio: monitoring hypovolemia and shock, fluctuating BP
Thermoregulation: less fat, poor muscle tone, immature temperature regulation
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
High Risk by Size - CORRECT ANSWER -Extremely low birth weight: less than 1000g
Very low birth weight: less than 1500g
Low birth weight: less than 2500g
High Risk by Age - CORRECT ANSWER -Extremely preterm: before 25 weeks
Very preterm: 25-31 weeks
Late preterm: 34-36 weeks
Term: 39-40 weeks
Preterm Labor - CORRECT ANSWER -Cervical changes and contractions occurring at 20 to 37
weeks of pregnancy
Premature Rupture - CORRECT ANSWER -Any rupture before 37 weeks
Preterm Labor Interventions - CORRECT ANSWER -Suppressing labor with medication
Cerclage
Abx
Expediting lung development with steroids
Preterm Physiology - CORRECT ANSWER -Resp: apnea and periodic breathing, fewer alveoli
Cardio: monitoring hypovolemia and shock, fluctuating BP
Thermoregulation: less fat, poor muscle tone, immature temperature regulation
