Your Patient Is an Infant Who Has Just Been Delivered

Multiple Choice

Your patient is an infant who has just been delivered 3 weeks before her due date.She is breathing adequately,has a heart rate of 140 beats per minute,and has cyanosis of her face and chest.Which of the following interventions should be done first?

A) Perform ventilations with a bag-valve-mask device and supplemental oxygen.
B) Place oxygen tubing near the infant's face at a flow rate of 10 to 12 liters per minute.
C) Begin CPR with a compression rate of 120/minute.
D) Place a neonatal nonrebreather mask on the infant's face.