Immediate Delivery Room Care Administration Quiz
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What is the purpose of stimulating a crying response in a newborn after birth?

  • To reduce the risk of umbilical cord complications
  • To prevent meconium aspiration syndrome
  • To maximize lung expansion and assess color for proper oxygenation (correct)
  • To avoid oxygen-induced blindness
  • Why is it advised not to use wall suction for deep suctioning in newborns with meconium-stained amniotic fluid?

  • To reduce the risk of aspiration pneumonia
  • To prevent vagal stimulation and subsequent arrhythmias (correct)
  • To avoid hypoxia due to carina hitting during suctioning
  • To prevent potential umbilical cord accidents
  • What can happen if meconium is aspirated by a newborn during delivery?

  • Reduced need for suctioning as meconium is easily expelled
  • Increased lung expansion due to sticky meconium
  • Improved oxygenation due to meconium absorption by the sinuses
  • Alveoli collapse and risk of sepsis from feces entering the stomach (correct)
  • Why should oxygen use be monitored closely in newborns to prevent retrolental fibroplasia?

    <p>To reduce the risk of blindness associated with oxygen therapy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be done if a newborn's heart rate drops significantly during suctioning for meconium-stained amniotic fluid?

    <p>Stop the suctioning immediately</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What might be the cause if a newborn who is breathing suddenly becomes bluer in color?

    <p>Transposition of the greater vessels</p> Signup and view all the answers

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