The Newborn Exam (S5 Ep. 39)

Season 5 of The Peds NP returns with an introduction to the first exam a person will ever get: The newborn exam.  This episode focuses on that first encounter from the prenatal and birth history to the exam and screenings.  Learn to concentrate on the unique features of a newborn and consider how to document the findings on this ever-changing patient.

References:

Chiocca, E. (2019). Advanced pediatric assessment (3rd ed.). Springer Publishing Company.

Hagan, J.F., Shaw, J.S., & Duncan, P. (2017). Bright futures: Guidelines for health supervision of infants, children, and adolescents (4th ed.). American Academy of Pediatrics.

Maaks, D.L.G., Starr, N.B., Brady, M.A., Gaylor, N.M., Driessnack, M., & Duderststadt, K.G. (2019). Burn’s Pediatric Primary Care (7th ed.). Saunders Elsevier.