The nurse should alert the provider 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 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.The nurse needs to notify the provider.Acrocyanosis is an expected finding during the early neonatal life.A blood glucose of 45 mg/dL is within normal range for a newborn.Infants enter the period of deep sleep when they are about 1 hour old.

The Nurse Should Alert the Provider When