An infant was delivered vaginally at 39 weeks gestation. Prior to delivery the fetal heart rate was noted to have increased from 140’s up to 180. Mom was ruptured for geater than 24 hours and was hyperthermic. Apgar scores were 5 at 1 minute and 7 at 5 minutes.  The infant was noted to have bradycardia, temperature instability, and lethargy. The babies color was pale, grayish, with some cyanosis.  The neonate was admitted to the special care nursery.  Based on the maternal history and infant symptoms, this newborn is most likely:

The physician orders a narcotic analgesic for a laboring patient. Which of the following situations would lead a nurse to hold the medication?

Assessment findings and causes for pathological jaundice include: (Select all that apply)

Folic acid supplementation before and during pregnancy is to:

The nurse is caring for a postpartum patient who experienced a 2nd degree laceration at delivery, 1 hour ago.  Which of the following intervention should the nurse perform at this time?

At 5 minute after birth a nurse assesses an infant and notes a heart rate of 115 beats/min, some occasional flexion of extremities, slow irregular respirations, grimacing, and a pink body but blue extremities. The nurse calculates an Apgar score of:

The perinatal nurse is teaching her new mother about breastfeeding and explains that the most appropriate time to breastfeed is:

A woman with asthma is experiencing a postpartum hemorrhage. Which drug is not used to treat her bleeding because it may exacerbate her asthma?

The mother of a healthy 15-hour old newborn states, “We are going home in 2 hours.  Should the Newborn Screening blood tests be completed on my baby before we leave?”  Which statement should be the basis for the nurse’s response?

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parents of a 2-day-old neonate. Which of the following information should be included in the discharge teaching on umbilical cord care?