LESSON ASSIGNMENT
LESSON 8
Care of the Normal Newborn Infant.
TEXT ASSIGNMENT
Paragraphs 8-1 through 8-14.
LESSON OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, you should be able to:
8-1.
Identify terms and definitions that are related to
the normal newborn infant.
8-2.
Identify procedures used to establish and maintain
a newborn infant's airway.
8-3.
Identify the common characteristics of a newborn
infant's respirations.
8-4.
Identify the signs and symptoms of respiratory
distress in a newborn infant.
8-5.
Identify the procedures for maintaining a newborn
infant's body temperature.
8-6.
Select the procedures for identifying the newborn
infant before leaving the delivery room.
8-7.
Identify the best time to begin the parent-infant
8-8.
Identify the purposes for APGAR scoring of the
newborn infant.
8-9.
Identify objective signs used for evaluation of the
newborn infant.
8-10.
Identify procedures for admission of the newborn
infant to the nursery.
8-11.
Identify procedures for weighing a newborn infant.
8-12.
Identify procedures for aspirating fluids from a
newborn infant.
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