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Maternal Newborn Nursing Certification Practice Test

Category - Neonatal

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A nurse preparing a plan of care for a newborn infant with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). The nurse would include which of the following priority interventions in the plan of care?

Monitor the newborn infant’s response to feedings and weight gain pattern
Encourage frequent handling of the newborn infant by staff and parents
Maintain the newborn infant in a brightly lighted area of the nursery
Allow the newborn infant to establish own sleep/rest pattern

Explanation

Answer: A- A primary nursing goal for the newborn infant diagnosed with FAS is to establish nutritional balance following delivery. These newborn infants may exhibit hyperirritability, vomiting, diarrhea, or an uncoordinated sucking and swallowing ability.

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