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rosent76

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on: Jun 28, 2018
The parents of a newborn girl express concern about the infant's vaginal discharge, which appears to be bloody mucus. What does the nurse explain as the cause?
 
  a. Premature stimulation of the ovarian hormones by the pituitary system
  b. Cessation of female sex hormones transferred in utero from mother to infant
  c. The increased amount of circulating blood from the mother throughout pregnancy
  d. Trauma to the genitalia during the birth process

Question 2

A full-term newborn weighs 3600 grams at birth. What would the nurse expect the newborn to weigh in grams 3 days later?
 
  a. 2900
  b. 3100
  c. 3300
  d. 3800


TINA

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

ANS: B
Blood-tinged mucus discharged from the vagina is caused by hormonal withdrawal from the mother at birth.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
In the first 3 to 4 days of life, a newborn generally loses 5 to 10 of his or her birth weight.


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