Newborn Care Interventions in Postpartum

Medium Ante/intra/postpartum And Newborn Care Newborn Care

During the immediate postpartum period, a nurse is responsible for the assessment and care of a newborn. The nurse must implement various interventions to promote the health and well-being of the newborn. Which of the following actions should the nurse prioritize caring for the newborn? Select all that apply.

Select all that apply:

Initiate skin-to-skin contact between the mother and newborn.

Perform a thorough assessment of the newborn's vital signs.

Administer Vitamin K intramuscularly as ordered.

Provide instructional education on newborn feeding techniques.

Clamp and cut the umbilical cord immediately after delivery.

Assess the newborn's Apgar score at 1 and 5 minutes.

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