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ENagel · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

A nurse is caring for a preterm infant that has been diagnosed with an infection. The nurse understands that:

a. The special precautions taken for all newborns are sufficient to care for this baby
b. Neonates with sepsis are placed in an isolette to prevent infection spreading to the other neonates
c. Spread of infection is not a problem because of the presence of maternal antibodies
d. The site of infection will be obvious owing to specific signs and symptoms

Question 2

Which of the following statements best describes intussusception?

a. a hernia of the small intestine into the abdominal cavity
b. an outpouching of the bowel anywhere along the entire bowel
c. a condition in which one segment of the bowel telescopes into the lumen of an adjacent segment
d. a segment of the bowel is not innervated to any extent, and it becomes inactive and for all purposes is dead

nothere · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
A preterm infant is at higher risk, and the normal precautions for all newborns are not sufficient. Neonates with an infection are placed in an isolette to prevent the spread of infection. Maternal antibodies cannot be relied on to combat all infections. The site of infection may not be obvious.

Answer to Question 2

C

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A Incorrect. Intussusception is not best described as a hernia of the small intestine into the abdominal cavity.
B Incorrect. Intussusception is not best described as an outpouching of the bowel anywhere along the entire bowel.
C Correct. Intussusception is best described as a condition in which one segment of the bowel telescopes into the lumen of an adjacent segment.
D Incorrect. Intussusception is not best described as a segment of the bowel is not innervated to any extent, and it becomes inactive and for all purposes is dead.