The Nurse Is Caring for an Infant in the NICU

question 17

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for an infant in the NICU.While taking vital signs,the nurse finds that the baby's heart rate is 195.The nurse calls the physician,knowing that the normal heart rate should be:

• A)60 to 100 beats per minute.
• B)100 to 160 beats per minute.
• C)90 to 140 beats per minute.
• D)220 beats per minute or higher.

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Definitions:

Size Constancy

The perceptual understanding that an object's size does not change, despite variations in the distance from the observer, ensuring a consistent perception of size.

Frequency

The rate at which a vibration occurs that constitutes a wave, either in a material (as in sound waves) or in an electromagnetic field (as in radio waves and light).

Pitch

The perceived frequency of a sound, determining its musical note or tone.

Pinna

The visible part of the ear that is outside the head, which captures sound waves and directs them into the ear canal.