Posted: June 16th, 2017

A neonate is admitted to a hospital’s central nursery. The neonate’s vital signs are:  temperature = 96.5 degrees F., heart rate = 120 bpm, and respirations = 40/minute.  The infant is pink with slight acrocyanosis.  The priority nursing diagnosis for the neonate is

A neonate is admitted to a hospital’s central nursery. The neonate’s vital signs are:  temperature = 96.5 degrees F., heart rate = 120 bpm, and respirations = 40/minute.  The infant is pink with slight acrocyanosis.  The priority nursing diagnosis for the neonate is

A. Ineffective thermoregulation related to fluctuating  environmental temperatures.
B. Potential for infection related to lack of immunity.
C. Altered nutrition, less than body requirements related to diminished sucking reflex.
D. Altered elimination pattern related to lack of nourishment.