The nurse should examine the newborn during which behavioral ...

[skymedlock]

The nurse should examine the newborn during which behavioral state to obtain the most accurate information? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Deep sleep d. Quiet alert
  b. Light sleep e. Crying
  c. Drowsy f. Considerable motor activity

Question 2

A woman is at 14 weeks of gestation. The nurse would expect to palpate the fundus at which level?
 
  a. Not palpable above the symphysis at this time
  b. Slightly above the symphysis pubis
  c. At the level of the umbilicus
  d. Slightly above the umbilicus

[mcabuhat]

Answer to Question 1

C, D
In order to obtain the most accurate data, the nurse should examine the newborn during the drowsy or quiet alert state. Examining the newborn during the state of light sleep or deep sleep would disturb the sleep pattern. Also, an examination during considerable motor activity or when the newborn is crying may intensify and prolong the motor activity and crying.

Answer to Question 2

B

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A As the uterus grows, it may be palpated above the symphysis pubis sometime between the twelfth and fourteenth weeks of pregnancy.
B In normal pregnancies, the uterus grows at a predictable rate. It may be pal-pated above the symphysis pubis sometime between the twelfth and fourteenth weeks of pregnancy.
C The uterus rises gradually to the level of the umbilicus at 22 to 24 weeks of ges-tation.
D The uterus rises gradually to the level of the umbilicus at 22 to 24 weeks of ges-tation.