A newborn is admitted to the nursery from the delivery room. All of the activities must be performed. Place the activities in order of performance from first to last. Standard Text: Click and drag the options below to move them up or down

Question

Choice 1. Administer a vitamin K injection.
Choice 2. Take vital signs.
Choice 3. Place in an overbed warmer.
Choice 4. Administer eye prophylaxis.
Choice 5. Administer an admission bath.

Answer 1

3,2,4,1,5
Rationale 1: Vitamin K should be administered after eye prophylaxis for ease of administration.
Rationale 2: If the infant is showing signs of distress, admission procedures would be minimized to the essential to allow the newborn to transition.
Rationale 3: Cold stress is a main concern for newborns. They are wet from delivery and should be quickly dried and body heat maintained. While doing the head to toe assessment and monitoring the transition, the baby can best be observed if left uncovered and the external heat source of an overbed warmer provided.
Rationale 4: Eye prophylaxis should be performed within one hour of birth. It should precede the vitamin K injection.
Rationale 5: The admission bath is not administered until the baby's vital signs have stabilized from birth and body temperature is within the normal range.
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