A nurse in a newborn nursery receives a telephone call from the delivery room and is told that a newborn with spina bifida (meningomyelocele type) will be transported to the nursery. Which item does the nurse, preparing for the arrival of the newborn, make a priority of placing at the newborn's bedside?
A. Flashlight
B. Sterile dressing
C. Cardiac monitor
D. Blood pressure cuff
Ans: B. Sterile dressing
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