A nurse is examining an infant of Asian descent who presents with ...

[sammy]

A nurse is examining an infant of Asian descent who presents with irregular dark, blue-green areas generally found on the lower back. The shapes have regular edges. What condition does the nurse suspect?
 
  A) Child abuse
  B) Hemangioma
  C) Nevi
  D) Mongolian spots

Question 2

A pregnant woman states that she wants to have her baby at home on her own territory. What type of professional would be most likely to attend a home birth?
 
  A) Nurse practitioner
  B) Physician
  C) Registered nurse
  D) Certified nurse midwife

[SVictor]

Answer to Question 1

D
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Mongolian spots are irregular dark, blue-green areas generally found on the lower back. The shapes have regular edges and are not a sign of abuse. They are almost always present in Asian infants and are frequently found in Mediterranean and African infants. Hemangiomas are overgrowths of blood vessels. A capillary hemangioma (port-wine stain, nevus flammeus) is a red or purple lesion that usually does not fade. A nevus (plural: nevi) is an abnormal skin mark that is pigmented or vascular; some are called birthmarks.

Answer to Question 2

D
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Women may choose to give birth at home. Home births may be attended by either a CNM or, less frequently, a physician. One reason some women choose this option is that the home is their territory, which is not the case in either a birth center or a hospital.