A mother calls the clinic because her son is 5 years of age and has been experiencing incontinence of diarrhea for three days. He has a past medical history of constipation. The physician has diagnosed the child with encopresis. The nurse may recommend the family try which of the following?

A mother one hour post birth expresses concern because her baby's head looks slightly cone shaped. The nurse tells the mother that __________.

A baby is born with a heart rate of 99 beats per minute, irregular breathing, good flexion, frowns when you suction the nose, and with pink color throughout the body and limbs. What is the baby's APGAR score at one minute?

A baby is born with a heart rate of 60 beats per minute. The baby is not breathing, has limp limbs, is flaccid and pale. What is the baby's APGAR score at 1 minute?

Kerry is a first-time mother caring for her new baby boy. She notices that as she touches his cheek, he turns towards that side and opens his mouth. The nurse tells Kerry that this is a reflex called __________.

Julie is a new registered nurse who is assessing a child in his third month of life. The assessment is part of a routine appointment at a public health clinic. She knows that the anterior fontanelle of most infants closes between __________.

Which of the following is considered a late sign of hunger in the newborn?

Which of the following terms describes the congenital abnormality of the forebrain in which an infant is born with a diminished brain size?

Anencephaly and other neural tube defects have been linked to maternal deficiency of what nutrient?

Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) is the most common finding on autopsy of newborns with what condition?