After teaching a group of nursing students about variations in newborn head size and appearance, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which of the following as a normal variation? (Select all that apply)

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Cephalhematoma, molding, and caput succedaneum are normal variations in newborn head size and appearance. Cephalhematoma is a collection of blood between the skull and periosteum, molding is the shaping of the fetal head to the birth canal, and caput succedaneum is swelling of the scalp. Closed fontanels and a posterior fontanel diameter of 1.5 cm are not considered normal variations.

After Teaching a Group of Nursing Students About Variations in Newborn