As a postpartum nurse your next client is an LGA baby boy who was born at 37 weeks' gestation. He had Apgar scores of 8 and 9. The mother is breast-feeding. Your unit requires a full assessment, screenings, discharge instructions, and documentation.
A. Describe and demonstrate what a normal head-to-toe assessment would be for an infant born at 37 weeks' gestation. What test is used to determine this gestational age? What is the scale used to determine the Apgar score, and are this baby’s scores normal?B. As the discharging nurse, you are responsible for what screenings in an infant in the first 24 to 48 hours? What immunizations would be required?
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