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Maternal-Newborn Nursing: The Critical Components of Nursing Care 2nd Edition by Roberta Durham, Linda Chapman

Edition 2ISBN: 978-0803637047
book Maternal-Newborn Nursing: The Critical Components of Nursing Care 2nd Edition by Roberta Durham, Linda Chapman cover

Maternal-Newborn Nursing: The Critical Components of Nursing Care 2nd Edition by Roberta Durham, Linda Chapman

Edition 2ISBN: 978-0803637047
Exercise 1
A nurse is assessing a preterm baby with a gestational age of 32 weeks and birth weight of 1,389 grams. Which of the following signs if present would be a possible indication of RDS?
A) Expiratory grunting and intercostal retractions
B) Respiratory rate of 46 breaths per minute and presence of acrocyanosis
C) Mild nasal flaring and heart rate of 140 beats perminute
D) Bradycardia and bounding pulse
Explanation
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• Tachypnea
• Intercostal retractions; ...

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