Essential Interventions for Newborn Care

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During a routine newborn assessment within the first hours of life, a nurse is focusing on providing optimal care for a newborn. It is essential for the nurse to implement certain interventions to ensure the health and safety of the newborn.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take to promote effective newborn care? Select all that apply.

Select all that apply:

Establish a warm environment to prevent hypothermia.

Encourage early skin-to-skin contact with the mother.

Perform a thorough head-to-toe assessment.

Initiate breastfeeding within the first hour of birth.

Administer vitamin K prophylaxis as ordered.

Place the newborn in prone position to sleep.

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