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Chelseaamend

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on: Jun 28, 2018
A nurse is providing care to several neonates. In giving the infants prophylactic medication to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum, which ordered medication should the nurse question giving?
 
  A.
  Erythromycin (Eyemycin)
  B.
  Penicillin
  C.
  Silver nitrate (Dey-Drops)
  D.
  Tetracycline (Ocudox)

Question 2

What action by the nurse takes priority in safeguarding a neonate's safety and well-being?
 
  A.
  Ensuring that the baby wears an abduction alarm
  B.
  Keeping the baby with the mother at all times
  C.
  Requiring visitors to the unit to wear identification
  D.
  Providing proper identification and constant surveillance


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blakeserpa

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Reply #1 on: Jun 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Penicillin is not used for prophylaxis against ophthalmia neonatorum. The other medications are appropriate.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Careful and continuous monitoring of infants and proper identification per agency protocol is the best way to ensure a baby's safety and well-being. Some institutions may use abduction alarms. Keeping the baby with the mother at all times may not always be possible. Proper identification of visitors is important, but is not comprehensive enough to be the priority.


Chelseaamend

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Reply 2 on: Jun 28, 2018
Excellent

lcapri7

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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