TOPIC II ACTIVITIES

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RLE Activity 1: Nursing Care with A Family with A Newborn

Instructions:
1. All questions apply to this activity pertains to the concepts and theories discussed. Your
responses should be detailed and direct to the point. When asked to provide several
answers, list them in order of priority or significance.
2. Please submit on or before _______, 2021 thru MS Teams and or to the designated
place in your barangay, and to be collected by PNC personnel.
You’re on your way!
Short Answer
Supply the missing term of the information requested.
1. ___Erythromycin___ or __Tetracycline_____ ointment is used to prevent ophthalmia
neonatorum. It should be instilled into the newborn’s __conjunctiva__ from the ___inner
canthus____ to the ___outer canthus___.
2. _____Vitamin K______ is administered intramuscularly to newborns to prevent
hemorrhage. It is administered in a dose of _____0.5 mg_____ using a __22–25___
gauge, __⅝___ inch needle.
3. The infant is vulnerable to heat instability and loses heat readily through four separate
mechanisms __convection___, ____conduction___, __radiation__ and
___evaporation__.
4. The average respiratory rate for the neonate is __40__ breaths per minutes.
5. List the 5 criteria described Apgar that are used as a basis to evaluate the newborn’s
well-being.
___appearance__, __pulse rate (heart rate)___, ___grimace___, ___activity (muscle
tone)___, and __respiration (respiratory effort)__.
6. Describe and contrast the stools of a bottle-fed and breastfed infant.

__The bottle-fed or formula fed baby’s stool are bright yellow color and have a foul odor
while the breastfed baby’s stool are light yellow and sweet
smelling._________________

7. Why would the nurse be concerned after learning that a neonate has not passed a stool
for 24 hours after birth?

__There may be complication to the baby’s body. The neonates should be check if they
still not passed a stool for 24 hours after birth because they should be examine/evaluate
for bowel obstruction, meconium ileus, or imperforate anus.___