A mother is upset because her newborn has erythema toxicum ...

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A mother is upset because her newborn has erythema toxicum neonatorum. The nurse should reassure her that this is:
 
  a. easily treated.
  b. benign and transient.
  c. usually not contagious.
  d. usually not disfiguring.

Question 2

Which finding on a newborn assessment should the nurse recognize as suggestive of a clavicle fracture?
 
  a. Negative scarf sign
  b. Asymmetric Moro reflex
  c. Swelling of fingers on affected side
  d. Paralysis of affected extremity and muscles

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Erythema toxicum neonatorum, or newborn rash, is a benign, self-limiting eruption of unknown cause that usually appears within the first 2 days of life. The rash usually lasts about 5 to 7 days. No treatment is indicated. Erythema toxicum neonatorum is not contagious. Successive crops of lesions heal without pigmentation.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
A newborn with a broken clavicle may have no symptoms. The Moro reflex, which results in sudden extension and abduction of the extremities followed by flexion and adduction of the extremities, will most likely be asymmetric. The scarf sign that is used to determine gestational age should not be performed if a broken clavicle is suspected. Swelling of fingers on affected side and paralysis of affected extremity and muscles are not indicative of a fractured clavicle.