The Nurse Is Evaluating a Neonate Who Was Delivered 3

question 9

Multiple Choice

The nurse is evaluating a neonate who was delivered 3 hours ago by vacuum-assisted delivery.The infant has developed a cephalhematoma.Which statement is most applicable to the care of this neonate?

• A) Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH)as a result of birth trauma is more likely to occur in the preterm,low-birth-weight infant.
• B) Subarachnoid hemorrhage (the most common form of ICH)occurs in term infants as a result of hypoxia.
• C) In many infants,signs of hemorrhage in a full-term infant are absent and diagnosed only through laboratory tests.
• D) Spinal cord injuries almost always result from vacuum-assisted deliveries.

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