Exam 22: Neonatal Assessment

Which of the following is designed to assess 28 newborn behaviors, clustered in 7 areas?

The preadapted neonate is referred to as a competent infant.

In addition to reflecting the conceptual content of the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale, the Newborn Behavioral Observation (NBO) procedure is a brief neurobehavioral assessment intended to examine a newborn's __________.

Infants begin __________ behavior in response to environmental stimuli.

Apgar scores are used as a rough assessment of immediate adjustment to extrauterine life.

During the second period of reactivity, infants sleep deeply and block out stimuli.

Which of the following is NOT part of the assessment in Apgar scores?

At 3 days old, newborns can discriminate their mother's voice from the voices of other women and at 5 days old, they can use their sense of smell to identify their mother's breast milk.

Which of the following is used to determine gestational age in infants who are born prematurely or who are small or large for their apparent gestational age?

Which of the following is NOT considered a characteristic of newborn behavior?

The first period of reactivity in an infant's transition from uterine to extra uterine life covers the initial __________.