ATI Comprehensive

Newborn safety - Water heart no more than 120degrees test w/ elbow b4 bathing - Avoid blankets, pillows or stuffed animals in crib - Crib slats no more than 5.7cm (2.25in) apart - Car seat remain rear facing until 2 or exceeds high & weight limit Car seat safety - Retainer clip @ level of axillae - Seat @ 45-degree angle - Can place blanket over baby but do NOT wrap Trach care sequence - Remove inner cannula - Remove soiled dressing - Clean stoma w/ sterile saline (0.9% N...

A nurse is providing d ischarge instructions about newborn care to a client who is postpartum. Which of the following s tatements indicates to the nurse that the client understands the teaching? “I will cover my baby’s body when I wash her” “I will use the bulb syringe first in her mouth and then in her nose” Newborns are highly susceptible to heat loss. The client should wrap the newborn in a towel when washing the hair to minimize heat loss. The client should suction the newb...