A baby boy is 50 minutes old when admitted to the nursery. He weighs 3,289 grams (7 pounds 4 ounces), is 50 centimeters (20 inches) long, has irregular respirations of 40 per minute,
has a heart rate of 140 bpm, and has a temperature of 35.7°C (96°F). The nurse would make a nursing judgment that the infant is
a. normal except for respirations
b. normal except for heartbeat
c. normal except for temperature
d. normal in all respects from the information given
C
The normal temperature is at least 97 degrees. The respirations, and heart rate are within defined limits.
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