A nursing instructor is demonstrating an assessment on a newborn using the Ballard gestational assessment tool. The nurse explains that which of the following tests should be performed after the first hour of birth, when the newborn has had time to recover from the stress of birth?

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The arm recoil test should be performed after the first hour of birth to allow the newborn to recover from the stress of birth and to ensure more accurate assessment of neuromuscular maturity.

A Nursing Instructor Is Demonstrating an Assessment on a Newborn