What maternal assessment is related to an infant's diagnosis of ...

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What maternal assessment is related to an infant's diagnosis of TEF?
 
  a. Maternal age more than 40 years
  b. First term pregnancy for the mother
  c. Maternal history of polyhydramnios
  d. Complicated pregnancy

Question 2

In administering vitamin K to the infant shortly after birth, the nurse understands that vitamin K is
 
  a. Important in the production of red blood cells
  b. Necessary in the production of platelets
  c. Not initially synthesized because of a sterile bowel at birth
  d. Responsible for the breakdown of bilirubin and prevention of jaundice

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Answer to Question 1

C
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A Advanced maternal age is not a risk factor for TEF.
B The first term pregnancy is not a risk factor for an infant with TEF.
C A maternal history of polyhydramnios is associated with TEF.
D Complicated pregnancy is not a risk factor for TEF.

Answer to Question 2

C
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A Vitamin K is important for blood clotting.
B The platelet count in term newborns is near adult levels. Vitamin K is necessary
to activate prothrombin and other clotting factors.
C The bowel is initially sterile in the newborn, and vitamin K cannot be
synthesized until food is introduced into the bowel.
D Vitamin K is necessary to activate the clotting factors.