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● Teaching the pregnant client and family (anything discussed in voice-overs or class):
● Assessments of newborn, including vital signs, reflexes:
○ Vital Signs:
■ Temp: 97.6 - 99
■ HR: 110 - 160
■
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Reproduction
● Teaching the pregnant client and family (anything discussed in voice-overs or class):
● Assessments of newborn, including vital signs, reflexes:
○ Vital Signs:
■ Temp: 97.6 - 99
■ HR: 110 - 160
■ RR: 30 - 60
■ BP: 65-80 / 30 - 40
■ SPO2: 90% or > after first 10 minutes of birth
○ Reflexes:
■ Suck: stick finger in mouth (disappears by 4-7 months)
■ Babinski: toes flex out, run finger from heel up to toes (reverts to normal (toes in) at 12 months)
■ Moro (Startle): when dropped slightly, quickly ABducts extremities (disappear after 3-4 months)
■ Rooting: turns mouth to same side of cheek being stroked
■ Tonic-Neck (Fencing): head turned, neck over shoulder, arm/leg same side extended
■ Stepping: stimulates walking when held upright and sole of foot touches flat surface (fades 4-5
months)
■ Palmar Grasp: wraps fingers around finger when placed in palm (fades by 3-4 months)
■ Plantar Grasp: curls toes downward in response to pressure on sole of foot (lessens by 8 months)
● Interventions to promote thermoregulation in the newborn:
○ Incubator or radiant warmer
○ Warm surfaces
○ Keep skin dry and head covered
○ Warm humidified oxygen
○ Warm ambient humidity
○ Warm feedings
● Education to parents about infant care:
○ Erythromycin eye ointment:
■ Tell family it's done for every baby, but not the specific reason to prevent problems
■ Done to prevent Ophthalmia Neonatorum that is caused by Chlamydia/Gonorrhea exposure
○ Vitamin K:
■ Given I'M in middle third of vastus lateralis
● ⅝ inch or ½ inch
■ Because stomach is sterile and not making it's own Vitamin K until day 7.
■ Vitamin K is essential in blood clotting
○ Umbilical Cord Care:
■ Report bleeding, drainage, foul smell
■ Don't submerge in bath tub until falls off
■ Keep clean and dry, clean with warm water
■ Fold upper edge of front of diaper down below
■ Will fall off between 10 - 14 days after birth
○ Suctioning of Nose:
■ Bulb syringe and 1 nostril at a time
■ Only if something is in nose, it can cause irritation
○ Swaddling:
■ Not required, but helps infant feel safe and helps with temperature regulation
■ Lay blanket in diamond shape with top folded down, pull 1 side across baby’s chest, fold bottom
up and tuck behind shoulder, and then fold other side across chest
○ Safe Sleep Practices:
■ Nothing loose in crim, firm mattress covered with a fitted sheet
■ Supine, sleep sack, no blankets, swaddling is ok
○ Immunizations:
■ Hep. B before leaving hospital
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