A nurse from the neonatal intensive care unit is called to the birth room for an infant requiring resuscitation. The nurse should <u>suction the mouth then the nose.</u>
The resuscitation procedure is as follows:
The newborn should be placed under a radiant heat source to offer warmth.
The baby should then be dried off, their airway should be cleared with a bulb syringe or suction catheter if necessary, and their breathing should be stimulated by suction the mouth then the nose.
Within five seconds, the doctor will open the airway by swiftly sucking oral secretions with a bulb syringe.
If thick meconium is found, the doctor will remove it with a large port tube.
If the infant is still not breathing while having a low heart rate, To ensure a precise rhythm, take a breath that lasts two to three seconds.
