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Which of the following evaluations indicates a therapeutic response to phototherapy?

The nurse assesses the newborn, and the following behaviors are noted: HR 140, RR 65, T 98.2 F (axillary), color pale for ethnicity, nasal flaring, facial grimacing, and excessive mucus. The nurse is most concerned about:

The nurse notes that a 36-hour-old newborn’s serum bilirubin level has increased from 14 mg/dL to 16.6 mg/dL in an 8-hour period. What nursing intervention would be included in the plan of care for this newborn?

The parents of a preterm newborn desire to visit their baby in the NICU. All of the following statements by the nurse will support the parents as they visit their newborn except:

Interventions provided by the nurse caring for a postterm newborn can include all of the following except:

Antibiotics have been ordered for a newborn with an infection. Which of the following interventions would the nurse prepare to implement? Select all that apply

The nurse prepares to admit to the nursery a newborn whose mother had meconium-stained amniotic fluid. The nurse knows this newborn might require:

The nurse is assessing a patient who has been diagnosed with severe pre-eclampsia. The assessment finding that should be reported to the physician is:

A ship is sailing in the Pacific Ocean and its current position is 10°24′N 125°18′E. Which of the following best describes the ship’s location relative to the equator and the prime meridian?

A safeguard against inadvertent use of an excessive fluoroscopic radiation dose is the use of a cumulative timer which either emits an audible signal or temporarily interrupts exposure after a predetermined time, not to exceed: