What is the highest priority nursing intervention for an infant born with myelomeningocele?
A) Protect the sac from injury.
B) Prepare the parents for the child's paralysis from the waist down.
C) Prepare the parents for closure of the sac when the child is approximately 2 years of age.
D) Assess for cyanosis.
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