Newborn Assessment

Purpose of Newborn Assessment?

First thing to do in Newborn Assessment?

Newborn Heart Rate?

Newborn Respiratory Rate

Newborn Temp?

Newborn BP?

Head Circumference? Where do you measure?

If head circumference is 4 or more cm larger than chest, what is suspected?

Small head related to body size?

Premature closure of the sutures, no room for brain to grow.

What is normal newborn chest circumference? Where do you measure?

What is normal newborn length? How do you measure? If newborn is longer what is this a possible sign of?

Normal newborn weight? How much body weight do they lose, and for how many days? When do they regain it?

Response to environment?

What should skin texture be?

How to measure newborn skin turgor?