Question 1

A newborn mother urgent alerts the neonatal intensive care nurse that her neonate is grunting, nasal flaring and subcostal indrawing. The neonatalologist on call is called and diagnosis the neonate as in respiratory distress and orders blood gases to be obtained every 30 minutes. What type of access line should be inserted into this neonate in this situation?

Accepted Answer

A) Arterial line 
B) Venous line 
C) Central venous pressure line 
D) Swan Ganz catheter

Question 2

A mother rushes her newborn male baby into the emergency department stating that he keeps on 'wet burping' and thinks he must be choking. What should the triage nurse do immediately?

Accepted Answer

A) Burp the newborn 
B) Evaluate feeding techniques 
C) Reassure the mother that the condition will improve with time. 
D) All of the above

Question 3

A nurse prepares to administer a vitamin K injection to a newborn infant. The mother asks the nurse why her newborn infant needs the injection. The best response by the nurse would be:

Accepted Answer

A) "Your infant needs vitamin K to develop immunity." 
B) "The vitamin K will protect your infant from being jaundiced." 
C) "Newborn infants are deficient in vitamin K, and this injection prevents your infant from abnormal bleeding." 
D) "Newborn infants have sterile bowels, and vitamin K promotes the growth of bacteria in the bowel."

Exam 3: Development of the Babys Immune System

A mother rushes her newborn male baby into the emergency department stating that he keeps on 'wet burping' and thinks he must be choking. What should the triage nurse do immediately?

A nurse prepares to administer a vitamin K injection to a newborn infant. The mother asks the nurse why her newborn infant needs the injection. The best response by the nurse would be: