What assessment findings indicate abnormal transition in a neonate? Select all that apply.

What assessment findings indicate abnormal transition in a neonate? Select all that apply.

What characteristics are directly related to the newborn’s decreased ability to maintain thermal stability?

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?