Patient Education & Health Promotion Flashcards
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Which teaching about umbilical cord care is current best practice for a full-term newborn?
Answer: Keep the stump clean and dry, folding the diaper below it
Dry cord care lets the stump fall off naturally, usually within one to three weeks.
Which finding at the cord site should prompt parents to call the provider?
Answer: Foul-smelling drainage with redness spreading onto the abdomen
Purulent, foul drainage and spreading erythema suggest omphalitis.
Until when are sponge baths recommended for a newborn?
Answer: Until the cord falls off and heals
Sponge baths avoid wetting the stump until it separates and the area heals.
A parent asks how to tell if a newborn's jaundice is worsening. Which teaching is best?
Answer: Yellow color spreading to the abdomen, legs, or the baby is hard to wake
Spread of jaundice downward or lethargy and poor feeding warrant prompt evaluation.
What is the normal axillary temperature range the nurse should teach parents for a newborn?
Answer: 97.7 to 99.5°F
Normal axillary temperature is roughly 97.7 to 99.5°F (36.5 to 37.5°C).
Which action should the nurse teach a parent who finds a rectal temperature of 100.4°F in a 3-week-old?
Answer: Call the provider immediately or go for evaluation
Fever in an infant under 28 days is an emergency requiring prompt evaluation for sepsis.
After a circumcision, which instruction is correct?
Answer: Apply petroleum jelly or ointment to the site per provider and watch for bleeding
Petroleum gauze or ointment prevents sticking, and a yellowish film is normal healing.
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