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While providing care, the nurse suspects that a preterm infant is developing respiratory distress. What did the nurse most likely assess in this patient? (Select all that apply.)
 
  A) Grunting
  B) Nasal flaring
  C) Intercostal retractions
  D) Oxygen saturation 96
  E) Increasing respiratory rate

Question 2

A nurse is preparing a presentation for a group of young adult pregnant women about common infections and their effect on pregnancy.
 
  When describing the infections, which infection would the nurse include as the most common congenital and perinatal viral infection in the world? A) Rubella
  B) Hepatitis B
  C) Cytomegalovirus
  D) Parvovirus B19



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Answer to Question 1

A, B, C, E
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A steadily increasing respiratory rate, grunting, and nasal flaring are often the first signs of obstruction or respiratory compromise in newborns. If these are present, undress the baby's chest and look for intercostal retractions, which reflect the degree of difficulty the newborn is having in drawing in air. Oxygen saturation of 96 is within normal limits and does not indicate respiratory distress.

Answer to Question 2

C
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Although rubella, hepatitis B, and parvovirus B19 can affect pregnant women and their fetuses, cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common congenital and perinatal viral infection in the world. CMV is the leading cause of congenital infection, with morbidity and mortality at birth and sequelae. Each year approximately 17 of pregnant women acquire a primary CMV infection. Of these, about 3040 transmits infection to their fetuses.



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