CCRN Critical Care Nursing

Category - Neonatal

A baby is just born at term to a G1P1 mother with an uneventful spontaneous vaginal delivery. Which of the following findings are expected when the neonatal nurse performs her newborn assessment?
  1. Epstein pearls
  2. Tonic neck reflex
  3. Caput succedenum
  4. Both A and B
Explanation
Answer: C - The finding that should be expected when the neonatal nurse performs her newborn assessment is caput succedenum. Caput succedenum is used to check for swelling of soft tissue under the scalp.
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