Author Question: A postpartum client reports to her nurse that her three-day-old newborn has passed a bright green ... (Read 181 times)

bobthebuilder · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

A postpartum client reports to her nurse that her three-day-old newborn has passed a bright green stool. The nurse's best explanation for this is:

A. Please talk to your pediatrician about this.
B. There may be a possible food allergy.
C. Your newborn has diarrhea.
D. This is a normal finding in newborns.

Question 2

A postpartum mother questions whether the room temperature should be warmer in the baby's room at home. The nurse responds that, yes, the environmental temperature should be warmer for the newborn.

This response by the nurse is based on which of the following newborn characteristics? (Select all that apply.) A. Newborns have little subcutaneous fat.
B. Newborns have a thick epidermis layer.
C. Variable posture of the term newborn
D. Newborns have an increase in subcutaneous fat.
E. Newborns are unable to shiver to produce heat.