Active Health Institute Newborn and Health Care Provider Questionnaire

I’m working on a nursing multi-part question and need support to help me study.

1. Which findings in a newborn are considered abnormal and should be reported to the health care
provider (HCP)? Select all that apply.

1. Cyanosis of the hands and feet

2. Decreased muscle tone

3. Heart rate of 150/min

4. Sacral dimple

5. Single artery in the umbilical cord

A. State your rational.

B. What’s spina bifida and acrocyanosis?

C. Include physiological findings during the first assessment in a newborn.

IMPORTANT POINTS: *You must use Saunders book as a reference.
*Follow APA style 7th Edition.

PART B

2. When assessing a preterm newborn for cold stress, a graduate nurse in the newborn nursery
needs further teaching when stating the need to assess for which finding?

1. Irritability

2. Poor feeding

3. Shivering

4. Weak cry

D. State your rational.

E. Include clinical manifestations of cold stress.
IMPORTANT POINTS: *You must use Saunders book as a reference.
*Follow APA style 7th Edition