This class is intended for the healthcare provider that will be performing a physical exam on a newborn baby.
Objectives:
Identify maternal risk factors and implications for the fetus and newborn.
Describe physiologic changes/observations that define readiness and success of extra-uterine adaptations.
Determine risk factors for hypothermia, hypoglycemia, and hyperbilirubinemia and establish a plan of preventive care.
Describe the process for a systematic, head to toe newborn physical examination.
Apply critical thinking process for nursing care plan development based on various common and uncommon physical assessment findings.
Discussion
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