Purpose: To evaluate a newborn infant using the 1 minute and 5 minute Apgar scores.			Citations with documentation. 44.01.01	Sriram & Svirbely 1997, 1999
data	enter
Are you evaluating a newborn infant? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)
Apgar Score at 1 Minute
heart rate in beats per minute		beats per minute			1
enter an "x" in the appropriate column for each finding (give only 1 answer per row)
	blue, pale	body pink, extremities blue	all pink
color				Yes	2
	absent	irregular or slow	good, crying
respiration				Yes	2
	none	grimace	sneeze, cough
reflex response to nose catheter				Yes	2
	limp	some flexion of extremities	active
muscle tone				Yes	2
Apgar Score at 5 Minutes
heart rate in beats per minute		beats per minute			2
enter an "x" in the appropriate column for each finding (give only 1 answer per row)
	blue, pale	body pink, extremities blue	all pink
color				Yes	2
	absent	irregular or slow	good, crying
respiration				Yes	2
	none	grimace	sneeze, cough
reflex response to nose catheter				Yes	2
	limp	some flexion of extremities	active
muscle tone				Yes	2
calculate	result
data complete?	Yes			Yes	Yes
evaluation appropriate?	Yes	:-):-):-)
1 minute Apgar score	9
which is	good
5 minute Apgar score	10
which is	good
difference between 1 and 5 minute scores	1	indicating slight improvement