A Nurse Is Caring for a Newborn Infant with Spina

A nurse is caring for a newborn infant with spina bifida (meningomyelocele type) who is scheduled for surgical closure of the sac. In the preoperative period, the priority nursing action would be to monitor the:

A) Blood pressure
B) Moisture of the normal saline dressing covering the sac
C) Specific gravity of the urine
D) Anterior fontanel for depression

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