The nurse reviews the chart of a mother who delivered 12 hours ago. She confirms the mother’s blood type is O+ and the infants cord blood is A+.  What should be the nurse’s priority concern for this infant? 

A neonate weighing 2.78 kilograms is born and suspected to have congenital syphyllis. The provider orders Aqueous crystalline penicillin G, administered as 50,000 units/kg/dose by IV every 12 hours during the first seven days of life. How many units will the nurse administer in 24 hours? Provide no label

The nurse is caring for four newborns in the nursery. Which neonate is at the greatest risk for developing hypothermia?  

The nurse is admitting a newborn and notes the neonate’s weight falls between the 3rd and 10th percentiles.  How does the nurse classify this newborn?

A nurse is performing a congenital heart defects screening on a 24-hour old newborn using pulse oximetry. Results reveal a pre-ductal oxygen saturation of 98% and post-ductal oxygen saturation of 94%. What is the expected action of the nurse?

While assessing a client 4 hours after a vaginal delivery, the nurse notes that the client reports new-onset throbbing perineal pain that is not relieved by two tablets of hydrocodone 5 mg/acetaminophen 325 mg. What is the nurse’s priority action?

Which term infant should the nurse assess first?  The infant who:

The nurse is caring for a late-preterm infant.  Which statement by the parent indicates a need for further parental teaching?

Which would be a sign of respiratory distress in a 8-hour old neonate?

The quality of attention processing and perception depends on “top-down” (TD) and “bottom-up” (BU) processing. (a) Explain these two terms; and (b) describe two design implications, one for supporting TD and one for supporting BU processing.