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A nurse in a newborn nursery receives a phone call to prepare for the admission of a 43-week gestation
newborn with Apgar scores of 1 and 4. In planning for the admission of this infant, the nurse's highest
priority should be too:
A. Connect the resuscitation bag to the oxygen outlet
B. Turn on the apnea and Cartier respiratory monitors
C. Set up the intravenous line with 5% dextrous in water
D. Set the radiant warmer control temperature at 36.5ﾟC (97.6ﾟF) - ✔✔A. Connect the resuscitation bag
to the oxygen outlet
The highest priority on admission to the nursery for a newborn with low Apgar scores is airway, which
would involve preparing respiratory resuscitation equipment. The other options are also important,
although they are of lower priority.
A newborn has a strong cry and is actively moving his blue extremities when stimulated. It did. Vital signs
are P140, R48. What is his Apgar score? - ✔✔9
A1 P2 G2 A2 R2
You are assessing the one minute Apgar score for a newborn. She is pink all over and has a pulse of 130.
As you dry her off she begins to cry vigorously and kick her legs. Her Apgar score is? - ✔✔10
A2 P2 G2 A2 R2
You just delivered a baby boy. His body is pink, but his hands and feet are blue. Vital signs are P110, R
rapid and irregular. He has a weak cry when stimulated and resists attempts to straighten his legs. His
APGAR score is? - ✔✔7
A1 P2 G1 A1 R2
A neonatal patient has a pink color, a pulse rate of 102, respiration rate of 27. She grimaces in response
to stimuli, has limited muscle movement. This patient has an Apgar score of? - ✔✔7
