NAME: Rovenick C.

Singga
Please fill in the table to show your answers:
CASE 1: You’re assessing the one minute APGAR score of a newborn baby. On
assessment, you note the following about your newborn patient: heart rate 108, cyanotic
body and extremities, no response to stimulation, no flexion of extremities, and strong
cry. What is your patient’s APGAR score and your nursing intervention based on the
score?
Indicator 0 1 2
Appearance 1
Pulse 2
Grimace 0
Activity 0
Respiration 2
TOTAL: _____5_____

NURSING INTERVENTION: Some resuscitation (oxygen , suction, stimulates the baby,

rub back)

CASE 2: You’re assessing the one minute APGAR score of a newborn baby. On
assessment, you note the following about your newborn patient: weak cry, some flexion
of the arm and legs, active movement and cries to stimulation, heart rate 145, and pallor
all over the body and extremities. What is your patient’s APGAR score and your nursing
intervention based on the score?
Indicator 0 1 2
Appearance 0
Pulse 2
Grimace 2
Activity 1
Respiration 1
TOTAL SCORE: __6___

NURSING INTERVENTION: Some resuscitation (oxygen , suction, stimulates the baby,

rub back)

CASE 3: You’re assessing the five minute APGAR score of a newborn baby. On
assessment, you note the following about your newborn patient: pink body and hands
with cyanotic feet, heart rate 109, grimace to stimulation, flaccid, and irregular cry. What
is your patient’s APGAR score and your nursing intervention based on the score?
Indicator 0 1 2
Appearance 1
Pulse 2
Grimace 2
Activity 0
Respiration 1
TOTAL SCORE: __6___

NURSING INTERVENTION: Some resuscitation (oxygen , suction, stimulates the baby,

rub back)

CASE 4: You’re assessing the five minute APGAR score of a newborn baby. On
assessment, you note the following about your newborn patient: heart rate 97, no
response to stimulation, flaccid, absent respirations, cyanotic throughout. What is your
patient’s APGAR score and your nursing intervention based on the score?

Indicator 0 1 2
Appearance 1
Pulse 1
Grimace 0
Activity 0
Respiration 0
TOTAL SCORE: ___2_____

NURSING INTERVENTION: full resuscitation