The nurse should immediately alert the physician when:
A)The infant is dusky and turns cyanotic when crying.
B)Acrocyanosis is present at age 1 hour.
C)The infant's blood glucose level is 45 mg/dL.
D)The infant goes into a deep sleep at age 1 hour.

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An infant who is dusky and becomes cyanotic when crying is showing poor adaptation to extrauterine life.Acrocyanosis is an expected finding during the early neonatal life.This is within normal range for a newborn.Infants enter the period of deep sleep when they are about 1 hour old.

The Nurse Should Immediately Alert the Physician When