Head circumference 34 cm (13.3 inches), chest circumference 36 cm (14 inches)
What will be an ideal response?
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Head circumference either equals or exceeds chest circumference. A small head (microce-phaly) may be caused by rubella or toxoplasmosis during fetal development.
Nurses who care for newborns are responsible for assessment of their physical condition. An understanding of the newborn's normal adaptation to extrauterine life will enable the nurse to recognize deviations from normal.
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1. metabolic acidosis. 2. metabolic alkalosis. 3. respiratory acidosis. 4. respiratory alkalosis.
The pediatric nurse explains to the student nurse that alterations in musculoskeletal functioning may be related to a congenital defect or an acquired defect. The nurse gives the following as an example of a congenital defect
A) Osteomyelitis B) Juvenile arthritis C) Muscular dystrophy D) Osgood-Schlatter disease
The nurse assessing a patient's musculoskeletal status notes that the left shoulder is flat. This finding would be most consistent with which of the following?
1. Dislocation 2. Scoliosis 3. Arthritis 4. Rotator cuff tear
An ANOVA is a statistical test used to:
A) test for differences in the means of three or more groups B) represent the value of the bivariate relationship C) construct a frequency distribution D) describe multiple differences between two groups