Newborn Assessment: Common and Uncommon Findings

120 North Oak Street,Hinsdale IL 60521

21 November, 2022

Description

Objectives 1. Identify maternal risk factors and implications for the fetus and newborn. 2. Describe physiologic changes/observations that define readiness and success of extra-uterine adaptations. 3. Determine risk factors for hypothermia, hypoglycemia, and hyperbilirubinemia and establish a plan of preventative care. 4. Describe the process for a systematic, head to toe newborn physical examination. 5. Apply critical thinking process for nursing care plan development based on various common and uncommon physical assessment findings.