The Nurse Is Performing a Gestational Age and Physical Assessment

question 1

Multiple Choice

The nurse is performing a gestational age and physical assessment on the newborn.The infant appears to have an excessive amount of saliva.This clinical finding may be indicative of what?

• A) Excessive saliva is a normal finding in the newborn.
• B) Excessive saliva in a neonate indicates that the infant is hungry.
• C) It may indicate that the infant has a tracheoesophageal fistula or esophageal atresia.
• D) Excessive saliva may indicate that the infant has a diaphragmatic hernia.

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