A woman has given birth to an unresponsive newborn that NICU staff are attempting to revive.The patient and her husband are grief stricken and request the child be baptized immediately.What is the nurse's most appropriate action?

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If the condition of a newborn is poor,the parents may wish to have a baptism performed.The minister or priest is notified.However,this is an emergency,so the nurse may perform the baptism by pouring water on the infant's forehead while saying,"I baptize you in the name of the Father,and of the Son,and of the Holy Spirit." If there is any doubt as to whether the infant is alive,the baptism is given conditionally: "If you are capable of receiving baptism,I baptize you in the name of the Father,and of the Son,and of the Holy Spirit." The physician is attending to the patient's immediate health needs.

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