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A former 27 week infant with bilateral grade 3 IVH has head growth of 1.5 and 1.8 cm over the last 2 weeks respectively. The head growth is:

As you are wheeling your patient through the emergency department doors, you receive another call for a major motor vehicle crash. You should: A) place the patient in a high-visibility area and then respond to the call.B) inform the admissions clerk of the situation and then respond at once.C) leave a copy of the run form with a nurse and then respond to the call.D) respond only after giving a verbal patient report to a nurse or physician.

You and your partner are dispatched to a residence for an “ill person.” When you arrive, you find that the patient, a 44-year-old man, does not speak English. There are no relatives or bystanders present who can act as an interpreter. You should: A) give the patient oxygen, assess his vital signs, and transport him to the hospital in a position of comfort.B) speak to the patient with a moderately louder voice to facilitate his ability to understand what you are saying.C) use short, simple questions and point to specific parts of your body to try to determine the source of the patient’s complaint.D) refrain from performing any assessment or treatment until you can contact someone who can function as an interpreter.

Infants with gastroesophageal reflux should be managed with which of the following sleep positions?

A patient on prolonged TPN and lipids develops cholestatic jaundice. What form of lipid is best for a patient with cholestatic jaundice?

The best indicator of lean body mass and long-term growth is:

You are asked by a new staff nurse what “goal” TPN nutrition looks like for a 28 week infant. You reply:

You are preparing to discharge a 36 week corrected gestational age infant who is going home on breast milk feedings. You plan to order:

Neonatal gastroesophageal reflux is demonstrated to improve with which of the following?

Which of the following increases a preterm infant’s risk for gastroesophageal reflux?