NCLEX Practice Quiz: Apgar Score Assessment NCLEX Practice Quiz: Next Steps After Assigning an Apgar Score of 8 to a Newborn After five minutes of delivery, a nurse records an Apgar score of 8 for a newborn. What is the most appropriate next step for the nurse to take among the following options? 1. Contact the pediatrician immediately. 2. Document the assigned score. 3. Administer blow-by oxygen to the newborn under their nose. 4. Stimulate crying in the newborn by tapping their foot. Δ
