You are the NNP called to the emergency room for an imminent…

You are the NNP called to the emergency room for an imminent delivery of a baby with no prenatal care.  A premature infant is delivered, receives routine NRP interventions including respiratory support of nasal CPAP.  You are asked to quickly assess and estimate gestational age.  You note there are some plantar creases. You would be able to estimate that this infant is at least 

The pediatrician has asked you to consult for a 3 kg term in…

The pediatrician has asked you to consult for a 3 kg term infant exclusively breastfeeding with no urine output reported at 48 hours of life. You order a 10 ml/kg bolus of normal saline. There is urine output of 1.5 ml/kg/hr over the next 6 hours. You suspect that the cause for the oliguria was

You are the NNP called to evaluate an infant in the nursery…

You are the NNP called to evaluate an infant in the nursery who is vigorous with history of 9/9 apgars, no other symptoms but the nurse auscultated an abnormal heart rhythm. When placed on an ECG monitor you note an irregular R-R interval. Mother’s history is unremarkable. You suspect this infant has:

You are treating an infant for sepsis and just received the…

You are treating an infant for sepsis and just received the blood culture and sensitivity results. A key factor in your selection of antibiotic is a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) which represents what concentration of the drug which prevents visible in-vitro growth of a pathogen?

You have been asked to evaluate a newborn just born in labor…

You have been asked to evaluate a newborn just born in labor and delivery delivered to a mother with no prenatal care and unable to provide history.  Your physical exam reveals a microcephalic infant with redundant nuchal skin, unilateral cleft palate, malformed ears, and scalp cutis aplasia in this male infant. The most likely diagnosis is