The nurse recommends skin-to-skin contact immediately following the birth of a newborn because it reduces what type of heat loss?

The nurse recommends skin-to-skin contact immediately following the birth of a newborn because it reduces what type of heat loss?

At birth, a newborn weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces. Three days later, the newborn weighs 5 pounds, 10 ounces. What conclusion should the nurse draw regarding this newborn’s weight?

What condition can result from a long, difficult labor and is characterized by a localized, soft area on the newborn’s head?

The nurse notices that a 6-hour-old newborn patient’s urethral opening is on the dorsal side of the penis. The nurse knows that this is called what?

The nurse is assessing a newborn girl born at 40 weeks of gestation based on the parent’s LMP. What assessment finding of the genitalia confirms this gestational age?