While obtaining the history of a two-week-old infant during the wellbaby exam, the nurse fi nds that the neonatal screening for phenylketonuria (PKU) was done when the infant was less than 24 hours old. It is
a PRIORITY for the nurse to do which of the following?
A. Schedule the infant for a repeat test in two weeks.
B. Obtain a repeat blood test at this point.
C. Contact the hospital of birth for the results.
D. Document that the test results are pending.
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