Assessment of a newborn reveals a heart rate of 180 beats/minute. To determine whether this finding is a common variation rather than a sign of distress, what else does the nurse need to know?
A) How many hours old is this newborn?
B) How long ago did this newborn eat?
C) What was the newborn's birth weight?
D) Is acrocyanosis present?
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