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Maternal/Child CJE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
Circulatory, Respiratory and thermoregulation should
be priority for management of
newborn care.
The Newborn's mouth is suctioned first and then the
nose. to prevent aspiration of
Newborn mucus or amniotic fluid
care The umbilical cord is double clamped.After the
Prioritizatio first cry which is the first breath taken by the
n baby, the baby is dried up and place skin to
Managemen skin with mother to prevent hypothermia and
t of care establish breastfeeding to prevent
Safety hypoglycemia. Newborn HR is btw 110-140.
APGAR assessment is done at 1 and 5 minutes and
at 10min if score is less
than 7 to determine how well the new born is adapting
and if interventions are
required. A scoreof 7-10 is good. no interventions
required, 6-4 some interventions
required 0-3 immediate resuscitation
A prophylactic agent, Erythromycin 0.5% must be
installed in the newborn's eye
within one or two hours of birth to prevent Ophthalmia
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neonatorum which is a
Safety hyperacute purulent conjuntivitis usually
Newbor contracted during birth from mothers with
n care gonorrhea or chlamydia.
Infection prevention Hepatitis B vaccine is also administered to the
newborn.
Safety and infection
The nurse must use standard precaution in
control
caring for the new born. Wash hands before and
after providing care, Minimise exposure of new
born to organisms, No
sick staff or visitors are allowed to visit or handle
newborns. avoid sharing infant
supplies with another newborn.
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