A nurse assessing a newborn knows that the most critical physiologic change required of the newborn is:
1. closure of fetal shunts in the circulatory system.
2. full function of the immune defense system at birth.
3. maintenance of a stable temperature.
4. initiation and maintenance of respirations.
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1. Incorrect. The cardiovascular system changes markedly after birth as a result of fetal res-piration that reduces pulmonary vascular resistance to the pulmonary blood flow and initiates a chain of cardiac changes supporting the cardiovascular system.
2. Incorrect. The infant relies on passive immunity received from the mother for the first 3 months of life.
3. Incorrect. Following the establishment of respirations, heat regulation is critical to new-born survival.
4. Correct. The most critical adjustment of a newborn at birth is the establishment of respi-rations.
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