HESI RN: Maternity - Test Bank EXAM 2024-2025 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS /100% PASS SOLUTION / ALREADY GRADED A+ The nurse is caring for a newborn who is 18 inches long, weighs 4 pounds, 14 ounces, has a head circumference of 13 inches and a chest circumference of 10 inches. Based on these physical findings, assessment for which condition has the highest priority? a. Hyperthermia b. polycythemia c. hyperbilirubinemia d. hypoglycemia - answer>>a. Hyperthermia The nurse is caring for a client following an emergency cesarean delivery under a general anesthesia. Which assessment finding, occurring in the first 8 hours after delivery, is more critical and requires immediate intervention? a. mild nausea and anorexia b. uterine atony * c. a positive Homan's sign d. Respiratory rate 12 - answer>>b. uterine atony * The parents of a male newborn have signed an informed consent for circumcision. What priority intervention should the nurse implement upon completion of the circumcision? a. give a PRN dose of liquid acetaminophen b. wrap the infant in warm receiving blankets c. place petrolatum gauze dressings on the site * d. offer a pacifier dipped in glucose water - answer>>c. place petrolatum gauze dressings on the site *