The nurse manager of the neonatal intensive care unit is preparing a handout for new parents. Which statement should the nurse include?
1. Neonates have a tendency to become dehydrated.
2. Sugar is always present in the urine of a newborn.
3. The kidneys are fully functional by 30 weeks' gestation.
4. Newborns can eliminate excess fluid as quickly as an adult.
Question 2
The home care nurse notes jaundice on the skin over the sternum of a 3-day-old infant. What should the nurse explain to the parents about this finding?
1. The liver of an infant is not fully mature and does not conjugate the bilirubin for excretion.
2. The yellow color of your baby's skin indicates that you are breastfeeding too often.
3. This is an abnormal finding related to your baby's bowels not excreting bilirubin as they should.
4. The infant received too many red blood cells after delivery because the cord was not clamped immediately.
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