If the nurse notes a soft swollen area on the newborn infant's scalp that extends over the suture lines, she should:
A. apply an ice pack and reassess every hour.
B. document caput succedaneum; no action is necessary.
C. notify the health care provider that the infant may have a cephalhematoma.
D. explain to the mother that the skull has been molded to pass through the birth canal.
B
Caput succedaneum is a localized swelling of soft tissue of the scalp caused by pressure on the head during labor. It resolves with no special treatment. A cephalhematoma, a collection of blood between the periosteum and a bone of the skull, does not cross suture lines.
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