What is the priority of the nurse in the immediate care of the newborn in the delivery room?
a. Calculate Apgar score.
b. Ensure a patent airway.
c. Maintain body heat.
d. Position the infant in a 30-degree head-down position.
Question 2
A nurse is reviewing normal and abnormal heart sounds. The nurse recognizes a child has an abnormal heart sound if:
1. There is a sinus arrhythmia. (Heart rate is faster on inspiration and slower on expiration.)
2. A third heart sound is heard.
3. The S1 is heard best in the mitral area of the heart.
4. The S1 and S2 heart sounds are muffled.
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