A Nurse Is Beginning a Newborn's Physical Assessment and Notes

A nurse is beginning a newborn's physical assessment and notes that the infant is jumpy and seems irritable when being handled and when the nurse or parents speak.What action by the nurse is best?

A) Ask the mother to attempt to breastfeed the infant.
B) Conduct the assessment quickly then swaddle the baby.
C) Increase the heat in the room so the baby won't get chilled.
D) Postpone the assessment until the infant has calmed.

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