After birth, the nurse immediately dries a neonate’s face and hair with a clean, prewarmed towel. After drying, the nurse covers the neonate’s hair with a cap. What type of heat loss is the nurse preventing?

After birth, the nurse immediately dries a neonate’s face and hair with a clean, prewarmed towel. After drying, the nurse covers the neonate’s hair with a cap. What type of heat loss is the nurse preventing?

The nurse is completing an initial assessment of the newborn. The newborn’s ears appear to be parallel to the outer and inner canthus of the eye. How does the nurse document the ear placement?

During an assessment of a 12-hour-old newborn, the nurse notices pale pink spots on the nape of the neck. How does the nurse document this finding?

The nurse is completing a gestational assessment on a newborn whose parent was treated for preeclampsia during labor. The neonate is demonstrating “frog-like” posturing. The nurse knows this is likely due to what medication during labor?

What are the characteristics of a 40-week preterm newborn male’s genitalia?