Learning Task 1: Nursing Care with A Family with A Newborn: Immediate Newborn Care

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 Google Classroom.

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Short Answer
Supply the missing term of the information requested.
1. Tetracycline or erythromycin ointment is used to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum. It
should be instilled into the newborn’s Lower eyelid from the outer lower eyelid to the
inner lower eyelid.
2. Vit. K is administered intramuscularly to newborns to prevent hemorrhage. It is
administered in a dose of .5-1mg using a 23-gauge, 5/8-inch needle.
3. The infant is vulnerable to heat instability and loses heat readily through four separate
mechanisms Convection, Radiation, Conduction, and Evaporation
4. The average respiratory rate for the neonate is 120-140 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, Grimace, Activity, and Respiration.