What is the Apgar scale?
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer would include the following key points:
- Standard measurement system for health of newborn
- Five dimensions of evaluation
- Appearance
- Pulse
- Grimace
- Activity
- Respiration
- Newborn receives a score from 0 to 2 on each dimension
- Scores of 7 or above indicate good health; between 4 and 6 indicate need for some assistance; less than 4 indicates the need for life-saving intervention
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There has been a recent increase in attention to and research in assessment. That said, use of effective assessment tools may be decreasing because:
a.) today's clinicians simply aren't trained well enough in their uses. b.) most assessment tools are too simplistic, and patients can figure out the "right" answers. c.) there are too many from which to choose. d.) they are expensive to administer and evaluate.
Hulk often has to step in and solve disagreements between his son Hogan and his daughter Brooke. This action best reflects the idea of a parent as a a. playmate
b. coach. c. social director. d. mediator.