The Nursery Nurse Notes the Presence of Diffuse Edema on a Newborn

question 22

Multiple Choice

The nursery nurse notes the presence of diffuse edema on a newborn baby's head.Review of the birth record indicates that her mother experienced a prolonged labor and difficult childbirth.What action by the nurse is best?

• A) Document the findings in the infant's chart.
• B) Measure head circumference every 12 hours.
• C) Prepare to administer IV osmotic diuretics.
• D) Transfer the baby to the NICU for monitoring .

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Definitions:

Oedipal Complex

A concept in psychoanalytic theory describing a child's feelings of desire for their opposite-sex parent and jealousy towards their same-sex parent.

Castration Anxiety

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to a child's fear of losing their genitalia, believed to play a role in the development of certain complexes and behaviors.

Behaviourism

A psychological approach to understanding abnormal behaviour devised by John B. Watson (1858–1935), which declared that psychology must be restricted to the study of observable features, that is, the behaviour of organisms. Watson considered abnormal functioning to be learned and so believed it could be unlearned. His model for learning was derived from Ivan Pavlov’s (1849–1936) studies of classical conditioning.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process where a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to elicit similar responses.