The parents of a preterm newborn being cared for in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU. are coming to visit for the first time.
The newborn is receiving mechanical ventilation and intravenous fluids and medications and is being monitored electronically by various devices. Which action by the nurse would be most appropriate?
A) Suggest that the parents stay for just a few minutes to reduce their anxiety.
B) Reassure them that their newborn is progressing well.
C) Encourage the parents to touch their preterm newborn.
D) Discuss the care they will be giving the newborn upon discharge.
Question 2
After teaching a group of students about the use of antiretroviral agents in pregnant women who are HIV-positive, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful
when the group identifies which of the following as the underlying rationale?
A) Reduction in viral loads in the blood
B) Treatment of opportunistic infections
C) Adjunct therapy to radiation and chemotherapy
D) Can cure acute HIV/AIDS infections
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