Author Question: The nurse is providing discharge education on newborn care at home. The nurse provides instructions ... (Read 29 times)

nautica902 · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

The nurse is providing discharge education on newborn care at home. The nurse provides instructions that infants need to be placed on their back to sleep. What is the nurse reducing the risk for with this education?

A) Gastroesophageal reflux
B) Sudden infant death syndrome
C) Apnea episodes
D) Waking at night

Question 2

The nurse is providing discharge education to a first-time mother and father on their newborn female infant. The father notes the infant has a yellow skin color. How should the nurse explain what the father is noting?

A) The tint is yellow from jaundice
B) Yellow is the normal color for a newborn
C) The infant needs to be in the sunlight to clear the skin
D) This might be a sign of a bleeding problem