When assisting in the delivery of a post-term baby, as soon as the baby's head is delivered, the nurse is most likely to be called upon to help the physician perform what action first?
A) Administer oxygen
B) Perform a gastric lavage
C) Suction the baby's mouth and nose
D) Start IV glucose
Ans: C
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