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The Nurse Is Using the New Ballard Score to Assess

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The nurse is using the New Ballard Score to assess the gestational age of a newborn delivered 4 hours ago. The infant's gestational age is 33 weeks based on early ultrasound and last menstrual period. The nurse expects the infant to exhibit which of the following?


A) Full sole creases, nails extending beyond the fingertips, scarf sign showing the elbow beyond the midline
B) Testes located in the upper scrotum, rugae covering the scrotum, vernix covering the entire body
C) Ear cartilage folded over, lanugo present over much of the body, slow recoil time
D) 1 c m breast bud, peeling skin and veins not visible, rapid recoil of legs and arms to extension

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