Covering the neonates head with a cap helps prevent cold stress due to excessive evaporative heat loss from the neonates wet head. Vitamin K can be given...Read More
If a newborn has been on formula for the last 36-48 hours, the nurse should give the newborn a screening for PKU. The answer is Screening for PKU.
The other things are often not needed; vit...Read More
The neonate with ABO blood incompatibility with its mother will have jaundice (pathologic) within the first 24 hours of life. The neonate would...Read More
The nurse should position the baby with head lower than chest and rub the infants back to stimulate crying to promote oxygenation. There is no haste in...Read More
Altered sleep patterns are caused by disturbances in the CNS from alcohol exposure in utero. Hyperactivity is a characteristic generally noted. Low birth weight...Read More