NEONATAL NURSE ASSESSMENT CORRECT 2026/2027 5pages

1. A nurse assessing the newborn of a diabetic mother understands that hypoglycemia is related to? Disruption of fetal glucose supply 2. The nurse is assessing a newborn on admission to the newborn nursery. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the neonatalogist? Intracostal retractions 3. The nurse admitting a preterm newborn to the nursery should assess the newborn for which of the following? Respiratory distress 4. The nurse is assessing the reflexes of a newborn. The nurse assesses which of the following reflexes by placing a finger in the newborn’s mouth? Sucking reflex 5. A full-term newborn was just born. Which nursing intervention is important for the nurse to perform first Remove wet blankets 6. . A nurse notes that a 6-hour-old neonate has cyanotic hands and feet. Which of the following actions by the nurse is appropriate? Swaddle baby in blanket. 7. The nurse is caring for a newborn who has just been diagnosed with hypospadias. After discussing the defect with the parents, the nurse should expect that? Surgery will be performed in stage 8. A baby is born with erythroblastosis fetalis. Which of the following signs/symptoms would the nurse expect to see? Anasarca.