The nurse is completing the gestational age assessment on a newborn while in the mother's postpartum room. During the assessment, the mother asks what aspects of the baby are being checked. What is the nurse's best response?
1. "I'm checking to make sure the baby has all of its parts."
2. "This assessment looks at both physical aspects and the nervous system."
3. "This assessment checks the baby's brain and nerve function."
4. "Don't worry. We perform this check on all the babies."
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Explanation: 2. Clinical gestational age assessment tools have two components: external physical characteristics and neurologic or neuromuscular development evaluations.
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