Newborn Case Study #1: Client Profile: Baby Boy Smith’s mother is a…

Question Answered step-by-step Newborn Case Study #1: Client Profile: Baby Boy Smith’s mother is a… Newborn Case Study #1:Client Profile:Baby Boy Smith’s mother is a 24-year-old G 2, TPAL 2002. Her first child is a healthy little 6-year-old girl. Mrs. Smith works as a cashier at a grocery store. There were no complications in the pregnancy, although she did not start prenatal care until the 24th week of pregnancy. By sonogram, the fetus was estimated to be 37 weeks gestation. Case Study:Baby Boy Smith has just been born after a two-hour second stage labor. Immediately after a spontaneous vaginal delivery (SVD), the nurse makes the following assessments:Baby Boy Smith lacks muscle tone. His posture is like a “bean bag doll”.His color is pale and blue.He made respiratory effort (attempts), but his breathing is shallow and irregular.His heart rate is 102 bpm but irregular, no murmurs noted.When suctioned, he responded by sneezing and gagging.1. What is Baby Boy Smith’s initial Apgar score?Respiratory Effort:             Heart Rate:               Tone:               Reflex Irritability               Color                Total                                        2. Outline, in order of priority, five (5) initial nursing interventions for Baby Boy Smith based on his Apgar Scores Health Science Science Nursing BIOL 2404 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)