Which Neonate Requires a Close Nursing Assessment for the Development

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which neonate requires a close nursing assessment for the development of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) ?

• A) 28-weeks'-gestation infant who has been on long-term oxygen and weighed 1400 g
• B) 32-weeks'-gestation infant of African heritage with a congenital heart defect who needed no oxygen and weighed 1850 g
• C) 28-weeks'-gestation female infant who was on short-term oxygen, weighed 1420 g, and was treated with phototherapy
• D) 36-weeks'-gestation, small-for-gestational-age infant who was in an oxyhood for 12 hours and weighed 1800 g

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