A Nurse Delegates the Task of Neonatal Vital-Sign Assessment to a Nurse

question 20

Multiple Choice

A nurse delegates the task of neonatal vital-sign assessment to a nurse technician. Which instruction will the nurse give to the technician prior to assign care?

• A) Report any neonate using abdominal muscles to breathe.
• B) Report any neonate with apnea for 10 seconds.
• C) Count respirations for 15 seconds and multiply by 4 to get the rate for 1 minute.
• D) Report any neonate with a breathing pause that lasts 20 seconds or longer.

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