The nurse understands that which gestational disorders can cause a cognitive impairment in the newborn? (Select all that apply.)
a. Prematurity
b. Postmaturity
c. Low birth weight
d. Physiological jaundice
e. Large for gestational age
ANS: A, B, C
Prematurity, postmaturity, and low birth weight can be causes of cognitive impairment in newborns. Physiological jaundice and large for gestational age are not associated causes of cognitive impairment in newborns.
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