Four Hours After Delivery of a Healthy Neonate of an Insulin-Dependent

question 13

Multiple Choice

Four hours after delivery of a healthy neonate of an insulin-dependent diabetic woman,the baby appears jittery,irritable,and has a high-pitched cry.Which nursing action has top priority?

• A) Start an intravenous line with D5W.
• B) Notify the clinician stat.
• C) Document the event in the nurses' notes.
• D) Test for blood glucose level.

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Definitions:

Surgical Removal

The process of excising or cutting out a part of the body or a tissue through operative or medical procedures.

Justified

Considered to be right or reasonable, often in situations requiring moral, legal, or rational support.

Utilitarians

The ethical theory proposing that the best action is the one that maximizes utility, typically defined as that which produces the greatest well-being of the greatest number of people.

Impaired Infants

Babies who have significant developmental delays, medical conditions, or disabilities that impact their physical, mental, or emotional health.