NCLEX Practice Quiz: Spinal Defects in Neonates November 26, 2015 By Rana Waqar Leave a Comment NCLEX Practice Quiz: How to Identify and Document Spinal Defects in Neonates While assessing a neonate at 4 hours after birth, the nurse observes an indentation with a small tuft of hair at the base of the neonate’s spine. The nurse should document this finding as which of the following? 1. Spina bifida cystica. 2. Spina bifida occulta. 3. Meningocele. 4. Myelomeningocele. Δ
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