A nurse is assessing a 32-week gestation newborn who is having difficulty maintaining body temperature.  Which of the following nursing actions is most appropriate?  

 A 3 hour-old newborn appears jittery and has a high-pitched cry. Which nursing action should be taken first?

A woman at 30 weeks gestation is at risk for preterm labor. The clinic sent her to the OB unit for a dose of Betamethasone.  When the patient questions what this medication is for, the nurse explains that Betamethasone is given for what purpose?

The nurse must continually assess the infant who has meconium aspiration syndrome for which complication?

A nurse is caring for a newborn undergoing a heel stick for blood sampling. Which assessment finding best indicates that the newborn is experiencing pain?

A 6-hour-old term newborn becomes increasingly irritable, has a temperature of 100.9°F (38.3°C), and is feeding poorly.  Which nursing action is most appropriate?

A new mother calls the pediatric clinic worried because her 5-day-old newborn’s stools are “kind of loose” and “look like mustard”.  What is the nurse’s best response?

During the head-to-toe assessment of a 12-hour-old full-term newborn, the nurse notes the following findings.  Which finding should the nurse identify as normal for this age?

A nurse is assessing a just-born, full-term newborn under the radiant warmer in the nursery and makes the following observations: 4006 grams (8 lbs. 8 oz.), 21 inches long, TPR: 97.5° F (36.4° C), 158, 56, jittery, pink body with bluish hands and feet, crying. Which of the following nursing actions is of the highest priority?

A 40-week gestation infant was just delivered. At rupture of membranes, meconium-stained amniotic fluid was noted. Based on this information, which of the following does the nurse suspect?