The nurse is caring for a 41-week baby that was just delivered. The nurse must assess the Apgar score. Which the following is most accurate regarding this scoring?
A nurse has just helped deliver an infant. The nurse knows the infant is at risk for losing heat through evaporation. What is the best action to prevent this?
A nurse is sending home a postpartum client and providing dismissal instructions. When reviewing information about infant care, the nurse should explain that the client should call the provider if her infant develops which of the following conditions?
An infant that was just born has a 1 minute apgar of 5 and a 5 minute apgar of 6. What is the priority nursing intervention for this infant?
A nurse is caring for a client who has just experienced a precipitous delivery before the provider arrived. The newborn requires suctioning, what is the proper procedure for this?
A mother who delivered a baby 12 hours ago is talking to the nurse on the postpartum unit. The mother tells the nurse, “I am extremely tired, but I want my baby to attach to me so I won’t send her to the nursery.” Which response from the nurse is most appropriate?
The parents of a newborn are asking what the APGAR score is used for. Which is the best response by the nurse?
The adoptive parents of a newborn infant arrive at the hospital to take their baby home. The mother asks the nurse if she can perform kangaroo care with the baby. Which response of the nurse is most appropriate?
A baby is born and at 1 minute the baby has blue hands and feet, is actively crying and moving his extremities. The heart rate is 110 and he is pulling away to stimulus. What is the APGAR score?
