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jrubin

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A newborn is diagnosed with retinopathy of prematurity. What should the nurse know about this condition?
 
  a. Blindness cannot be prevented.
  b. No treatment is currently available.
  c. Cryotherapy and laser therapy are effective treatments.
  d. Long-term administration of oxygen will be necessary.

Question 2

What is most descriptive of the signs observed in neonatal sepsis?
 
  a. Seizures
  b. Sudden hyperthermia
  c. Decreased urinary output
  d. Subtle, vague, and nonspecific physical signs



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Cryotherapy and laser photocoagulation therapy can be used to minimize the vascular proliferation process that causes the retinal damage. Blindness can be prevented with early recognition and treatment. Long-term administration of oxygen is one of the causes. Oxygen should be used judiciously.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
The signs of neonatal sepsis are usually characterized by the infant generally not doing well. Poor temperature control, usually with hypothermia, lethargy, poor feeding, pallor, cyanosis or mottling, and jaundice, may be evident. Seizures are not a manifestation of sepsis. Severe neurologic sequelae may occur in lowbirth-weight infants with sepsis. Hyperthermia is rare in neonatal sepsis. Urinary output is not affected by sepsis.



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