A group of nursing students is discussing gestational age in relationship to newborns they are caring for in the newborn nursery. Which statement made by the nursing students is the most appropriate?
A) Gestational age is the weight, height, and length of the newborn.
B) Gestational age is the length of time between fertilization of the egg and birth.
C) Gestational age refers to the age of the newborn who is born before 40 weeks.
D) Gestational age is the age of the newborn according to their birth assessment.
Question 2
The Ballard scoring system is a common gestational age assessment tool, used in assessing the newborn. Which categories are included in determining the physical maturity of the newborn? (Select all that apply.)
A) Skin
B) Posture
C) Breast buds
D) Square window
E) Plantar creases
F) Lanugo
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