A Nursing Instructor Is Demonstrating an Assessment on a Newborn

question 35

Multiple Choice

A nursing instructor is demonstrating an assessment on a newborn using the Ballard gestational assessment tool. The nurse explains that which of the following tests should be performed after the first hour of birth, when the newborn has had time to recover from the stress of birth?

• A) Arm recoil
• B) Square window sign
• C) Scarf sign
• D) Popliteal angle

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