Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 79%
Simulated
The nurse in the newborn nursery is planning for the admission of a large for gestational age (LGA) infant. In preparing to care for this infant, the nurse should obtain equipment to perform which diagnostic test?
Correct answer
B
Rationale
After birth, the most common problem in the LGA infant is hypoglycemia, especially if the mother is diabetic. At delivery when the umbilical cord is clamped and cut, maternal blood glucose supply is lost. The newborn continues to produce large amounts of insulin, which depletes the infant's blood glucose within the first hours after birth.