Baby girl Skylar is a neonate who was born at 37 weeks of gestation via cesarean section 1 hour ago. Her mother is a 34-year-old gravida 3, para three whose pregnancy was complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus. Baby Skylar weighs 4,196 g (9 lb 4 oz). The nurse notes that Baby Skylar is jittery, feeding poorly and exhibiting tremors.
Critical Thinking Questions 1. What is the priority nursing diagnosis at this time? 2. What is the expected outcome associated with the priority nursing diagnosis? 3. Describe the teaching/learning needs related to the scenario that corresponds to the priority nursing diagnosis. 4. List nursing interventions with rationales that correspond to the priority nursing diagnosis.