The nurse assessing a newborn recognizes that the most critical physiologic change required of the newborn is:
a. Initiation and maintenance of respiration
b. Closure of fetal shunts in the circulatory system
c. Maintenance of a stable temperature
d. Full function of the immune system at birth
ANS: A
To live independently from the mother, pulmonary ventilation must be quickly established through lung expansion. The first breath of a healthy newborn occurs within seconds after birth, and by 30 seconds of life the neonate usually is breathing well on his or her own.
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