In an infant with cyanotic cardiac anomaly, the nurse would expect to see:
a. feedings taken eagerly.
b. a decrease in the heart rate with activity.
c. little to no improvement in color with oxygen administration.
d. a consistent and rapid weight gain.
C
With the cyanotic defect, the shunting of blood is right to left, so there is little if any improvement in the oxygenation of the blood with the administration of oxygen.
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