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The question

A postpartum nurse is assessing a newborn's Apgar score at 1 minute after birth. The infant has a heart rate of 110 beats per minute, slow and irregular respirations, some flexion of extremities, a grimace in response to suction, and a pink body with blue extremities. What is the newborn's Apgar score?

  1. 5
  2. 6
  3. 7
  4. 8

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