The NICU Nurse Is Providing Care for a Neonate Who

The NICU nurse is providing care for a neonate who presents with an overabundance of secretions that the neonate cannot manage. The nurse also identifies the neonate is anorectal and exhibits some limb deformity. Which assessment process will the nurse perform first?

A) Check whether there are deformities of the palate.
B) Check for choking after a feeding tube is passed.
C) Observe if cyanosis occurs during bottle feeding.
D) Determine the extent to which a feeding tube can be passed.