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The nurse prepares to admit to the nursery a newborn whose mother had meconium-stained amniotic fluid. The nurse knows this newborn might require which of the following?
 
  1. Initial resuscitation
  2. Vigorous stimulation at birth
  3. Phototherapy immediately
  4. An initial feeding of iron-enriched formula

Question 2

The nurse is teaching a class to the community on mind-body therapies.
 
  A class participant gives an example of a friend with leukemia who was taught by her complementary therapist to concentrate on making antibodies that will fight and kill the cancer cells in the blood stream. The nurse would describe this technique as: A. Guided imagery.
   B. Qigong.
   C. Biofeedback.
   D. Homeopathy.



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Answer to Question 1

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Explanation: 1. The presence of meconium in the amniotic fluid indicates that the fetus may be suffering from asphyxia. Meconium-stained newborns or newborns who have aspirated particulate meconium often have respiratory depression at birth and require resuscitation to establish adequate respiratory effort.

Answer to Question 2

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