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LATEST 2021 N250 Study Guide Test #2-3. Conception through Adolescence

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• Discuss common physiological and psychosocial health concerns during the transition of the child from intrauterine to extrauterine life. The transition from intrauterine (within uterus) to extra ... uterine (outside uterus) life requires profound physiological changes in the newborn and occurs during the first 24 hours of life. Physical Changes: The most extreme physiological change occurs when the newborn leaves the utero circulation and develops independent circulatory and respiratory functioning. Nursing interventions at birth include maintaining an open airway, stabilizing and maintaining body temperature, and protecting the newborn from infection. The removal of nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal secretions with suction or a bulb syringe ensures airway patency. hypothermia increases oxygen needs, it is essential to stabilize and maintain a newborn's body temperature. A healthy newborn may be placed directly on the mother's abdomen and covered in warm blankets or provided warmth via a radiant warmer. Preventing infection is a major concern in the care of a newborn, whose immune system is immature. Good handwashing technique is the most important factor in protecting a newborn from infection. You can help prevent infection by instructing parents and visitors to wash their hands before touching the infant. Psychosocial Changes: After immediate physical evaluation and application of identification bracelets, the nurse promotes the parents' and newborn's need for close physical contact • Describe characteristics of physical growth of the unborn child and from birth to adolescence. Stages of growth and development: are continuous/complex divided into stages organized by age-groups chronological division is arbitrary based on the timing and sequence of developmental tasks that the child must accomplish to progress to another stage [Show More]

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