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A newborn is scheduled to undergo a screening test for phenylketonuria (PKU). The nurse prepares to obtain the blood sample from the newborn’s: 

A group of nurses are reviewing information about the changes in the newborn’s lungs that must occur to maintain respiratory function. The nurses demonstrate understanding of this information when they identify which event as occurring first? 

Do rate of forage particle size reduction and rate of forage passage from the rumen affect intake? Explain why or why not? (5)  

The nurse observes the stool of a newborn who is being bottle-fed. The newborn is 2 days old. What would the nurse expect to find? 

A nurse is providing care to a newborn who is receiving phototherapy. Which action would the nurse most likely include in the plan of care?

A nurse is preparing a class on newborn adaptations for a group of soon-to-be parents. When describing the change from fetal to newborn circulation, which information would the nurse include? Select all that apply. 

The nurse places a newborn with jaundice under the phototherapy lights in the nursery to achieve which goal? 

A new mother asks the nurse, “Why has my baby lost weight since he was born?” The nurse integrates knowledge of which cause when responding to the new mother? 

A nurse is teaching new parents about bathing their newborn. The nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the parents make which statement? 

A nurse is teaching a new mother about breastfeeding. The nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the woman identifies which hormone as responsible for milk let-down?