Nursing Interventions in Newborn Assessment
Nursing Interventions in Newborn Assessment ( 4 Questions)
A nurse is assessing a newborn’s vital signs.
What is the normal range for a newborn’s heart rate?
60 to 80 beats per minute is too low for a newborn and may indicate bradycardia, which can be caused by hypoxia, hypothermia, or heart block.
80 to 100 beats per minute is also below the normal range for a newborn and may indicate poor perfusion or cardiac dysfunction.
100 to 120 beats per minute is at the lower end of the normal range for a newborn and may indicate hypothermia, dehydration, or sepsis.
This reflects the high metabolic rate and oxygen consumption of the newborn
The normal range for a newborn’s heart rate is 120 to 160 beats per minute.
This reflects the high metabolic rate and oxygen consumption of the newborn.
Choice A is wrong because 60 to 80 beats per minute is too low for a newborn and may indicate bradycardia, which can be caused by hypoxia, hypothermia, or heart block.
Choice B is wrong because 80 to 100 beats per minute is also below the normal range for a newborn and may indicate poor perfusion or cardiac dysfunction.
Choice C is wrong because 100 to 120 beats per minute is at the lower end of the normal range for a newborn and may indicate hypothermia, dehydration, or sepsis.