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ATI RN · ATI Maternal Newborn · Assessment and Management of Newborn Complications Quizlet

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Question 1 of 5

What term best describes an infant born with a birth weight below the 10th percentile for gestational age?

A. Appropriate for gestational age
B. Failure to thrive
C. Small for gestational age
D. Infant born to mother of gestational diabetes

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Small for gestational age

Question 2 of 5

The nurses in a NICU are concerned about the appropriate levels of oxygen therapy during the care of premature neonates. The nurses referenced an article by Newman (2014) titled, “Oxygen Saturation Limits and Evidence supporting the Targets.” On which evidence-based conclusion will the nurses develop guidelines?

A. Oxygen saturation limits of 85% to 89% are effective.
B. Oxygen saturation rates of 91% to 95% are effective.
C. Infants are within saturation limits about 75% of the time.
D. Oxygen saturation limits need to be between 87% to 94%.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Oxygen saturation rates of 91% to 95% are effective.

Question 3 of 5

Which causes infants of diabetic mothers to be large for gestational age?

A. Maternal insulin crosses the placenta and makes the baby large.
B. Blood flow across the placenta is greater than normal.
C. Maternal doses of insulin are absorbed by the infant and cause increased body growth.
D. Maternal glucose crosses the placenta and causes the infant to produce more insulin than usual, resulting in greater body growth.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Maternal glucose crosses the placenta and causes the infant to produce more insulin than usual, resulting in greater body growth.

Question 4 of 5

The NICU nurse encourages the mother of a premature neonate to bring breast milk to the unit for enteral feedings to her baby. For which reason does the nurse make this suggestion?

A. The baby will be more likely to breastfeed later.
B. The mother will feel more involved with the baby.
C. The neonate will gain weight faster on breast milk.
D. Breast milk helps prevent necrotizing enterocolitis.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Breast milk helps prevent necrotizing enterocolitis.

Question 5 of 5

Which is the most common etiology for pathological jaundice in an infant?

A. ABO incompatibility
B. Physiological
C. Inherited pathology
D. Birth trauma

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: ABO incompatibility

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