Author Question: An infant, who was ROA in labor, has delivered and is noted to have edema on his scalp along with ... (Read 71 times)

cdr_15 · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

An infant, who was ROA in labor, has delivered and is noted to have edema on his scalp along with ecchymosis. How does the nurse explain this to the parents?

A) The infant needs to be assessed by the health care provider
B) Ecchymosis indicates a blood disorder and the infant will need testing
C) Ecchymosis with edema on the scalp is where the infant was pushed out of the canal
D) Edema is swelling and cause by unusual trauma, the provider must have used forceps

Question 2

A patient's postdelivery CBC shows an elevated WBC count of 22,000 cells/mcL. Which rationale is accurate regarding the elevated WBC count?

A) This is a normal variation due to stress of labor
B) Abnormal finding and she needs antibiotics
C) Occurs in patients who have cesarean birth, from the trauma of surgery
D) Might be a false result, recommend retesting