When assessing a newborn baby, which action should the nurse perform first?
A.
Auscultate the baby's heart and lungs.
B.
Don clean gloves before taking the baby.
C.
Record the parents' choice of name.
D.
Suction the nares and then the mouth.
ANS: B
The nurse should observe standard precautions when handling a neonate until all blood and amniotic fluid has been removed to avoid possible infection. Then the nurse can take the baby and suction the baby's mouth, and then the nares if needed. Auscultating the baby's heart and lungs will occur later. The parents may not name the baby immediately, but even if they have, recording the name would not take priority over using standard precautions to prevent the spread of disease.
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