If a mother and her family have freely chosen early discharge ...

[EAugust]

If a mother and her family have freely chosen early discharge from the hospital, the nurse and the health care provider are not legally responsible if complications occur and her condition had not been stabilized within normal limits.
 
  1. True
  2. False

Question 2

A breastfeeding mother who is concerned that her baby is not getting enough to eat would find which of the following resources most helpful and most cost-effective on the day after discharge?
 
  1. Visiting a pediatric screening clinic at the hospital
  2. Placing a call to the hospital nursery baby line
  3. Calling the pediatrician for a lactation consult referral
  4. Requesting a home visit

[ngr69]

Answer to Question 1

2
1. Incorrect. Even if the mother chose to leave, the medical and nursing staffs could be sued for abandonment.
2. Correct. Even if the mother chose to leave, the medical and nursing staffs could be sued for abandonment.

Answer to Question 2

2
1, 3, 4. Incorrect. All of these actions would not necessarily be cost effective. A first-line action could be to call a warm line for nurse advice.
2. Correct. Warm lines are telephone lines offered as a community service to provide new par-ents with support, encouragement, and basic parenting education.

[EAugust]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[Laurenleakan]

Great answer, keep it coming