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lracut11

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The nurse is reviewing the files of the expectant families scheduled to be seen in the clinic today. Which family might find cord-blood banking to be especially useful?
 
  1. A family with a history of leukemia
  2. A family with a history of infertility
  3. A family that wishes to select the sex of a future child
  4. A family that wishes to avoid a future intrauterine fetal surgery

Question 2

Appropriate nursing interventions for the application of erythromycin ophthalmic ointment (Ilotycin) include:
 
  1. Massaging eyelids gently following application.
  2. Irrigating eyes after instillation.
  3. Using a syringe to apply ointment.
  4. Preceding instillation with irrigation.



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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: A family with a history of leukemia might find cord-blood banking useful because cord blood, like bone marrow and embryonic tissue, contains regenerative stem cells, which can replace diseased cells in the affected individual.
Rationale 2: A family with a history of infertility would not be helped by cord-blood banking.
Rationale 3: A family that wishes to select the sex of a future child would not be helped by cord-blood banking.
Rationale 4: A family that wishes to avoid a future intrauterine surgery would not be helped by cord-blood banking.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: Following application of Ilotycin ointment, the eyelids should be massaged gently to distribute the ointment evenly.
Rationale 2: The eyes should not be irrigated before or after instillation.
Rationale 3: The ointment is not applied with a syringe. The nurse squeezes the tube to instill the ointment into the lower conjunctival sac of each eye.
Rationale 4: The eyes should not be irrigated before or after instillation.



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