- vital signs:
- temperature - able to maintain stable body temperature 98.60 F (370 C) in normal room environment
- pulse - normally 120 to160 beats per minute
- breathing rate - normally 30 to 60 breaths per minute
- general appearance - physical activity, tone, posture, and level of consciousness
- skin - color, texture, nails, presence of rashes
- head and neck:
- appearance, shape, presence of moulding (shaping of the head from passage through the birth canal)
- fontanels (the open "soft spots" between the bones of the baby's skull)
- clavicles (bones across the upper chest)
- face - eyes, ears, nose, cheeks
- mouth - palate, tongue, throat
- lungs - breath sounds, breathing pattern
- heart sounds and femoral (in the groin) pulses
- abdomen - presence of masses or hernias
- genitals and anus - for open passage of urine and stool
- arms and legs - movement and development
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