A new mother asks,"Why are you doing a gestational age assessment on my baby? I delivered on time." The nurse's best response is
A) "This must be done to meet insurance requirements."
B) "It helps us identify infants who are at risk for any problems."
C) "The gestational age determines how long the infant will be hospitalized."
D) "It was ordered by your doctor."

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The nurse should provide the mother with accurate information about various procedures performed on the newborn.A gestational age assessment helps identify at-risk infants.It is not done for insurance requirements or to determine hospital days.Assessing gestational age is a nursing assessment and does not have to be ordered.

A New Mother Asks,"Why Are You Doing a Gestational Age