Nursing Prep Graded A
1. 1. Normal neonate wt
2,500 - 4,000g
range
a. normal neonate length 45-55 cm
normal neonate head 32-36.8 cm
normal neonate chest cir-
30-33 cm
cumference
passing APGAR score 7-10
preterm anything before 37 wks
post term anything >42 weeks
sequence vitals taken on
RR, HR, BP, Temp
newborn
resp rate 30-60/min
normal length of apnea 15 sec
Signs of newborn respira- grunting & nasal flare
tory distress labored breathing
normal newborn HR 100-160/min
Systolic: 60-80
normal newborn BP
Diastolic: 40-50
normal newborn temp 36.5-37.2 Celsius
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curled up position extremi-
posture of normal new-
ties flexed, resistant to ex-
born
tension of extremities
pink or acrocynotic with no
skin color
jaundice present
term baby 38-42 weeks
skin texture dr
peeling skin after few days
Desquamation
after birth
cheesy substance cover- ing
vernix caseosa
the skin of the fetus
fine downy hair of newborn
lanugo
infant
milia raised white spots on nose or
mouth
Blue-ish black macules ap-
Mongolian spots pearing over the buttocks
and/or thighs of darker skinne
neonates
lat pink or red marks
Telangiectasia that easily blanch and are
found on the back of the
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neck, nose and upper eye-
lids. Usually fade by sec-
ond year of life
Capillary angioma below the
nevus flammeus (port dermis. purple red. Per-
wine stain) manent, will not fade but
doesn't grow in size/area.
pink rash that appears sud-
denly anywhere on the body
erythema toxicum
of a term newborn during the
first 3 weeks.
head circumference 2-3cm larger that chest
fontanels soft & flat
increased ICP, infxn, hem-
Bulging fontanel
orrhage
Depressed fontanels dehydration sutures
be palpable & separated
overlapping sutures molding
localized swelling of scalp
caput caused by pressure on
head, may cross suture