AT Maternal Book Ch. 26

d

1. A nurse is reviewing care of the umbilical cord with the parent of a newborn. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? A. Cover the cord with a small gauze square. B. Trickle clean water over the cord with each diaper change. C. Apply hydrogen peroxide to the cord twice a day D. Keep the diaper folded below the cord.

c

3. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parents of a newborn regarding circumcision care. Which of the following statements made by a parent indicates an understanding of the teaching? A. "His circumcision will heal within a couple of days." B. "I should remove the yellow mucus that will form," C."I will clean his penis with each diaper change." D."I will give him a tub bath within a couple of days."

c

4. A nurse is caring for a newborn immediately following a circumcision using a Gomco procedure. Which of the following actions should the nurse implement? A. Apply Gelfoam powder to the site. B. Place the newborn in the prone position. C. Apply petroleum gauze to the site. D. Avoid changing the diaper until the first voiding.

c

5. A nurse is reviewing car seat safety with the parents of a newborn. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching regarding car seat position? A. Front seat, rear-facing B. Front seat, forward-facing C. Back seat, rear-facing D. Back seat, forward-facing

a, c, e

A nurse is reviewing contraindications for circumcision with a newly hired nurse. Which of the following conditions are contraindications? (Select all that apply.) A. Hypospadias B. Hydrocele C. Family history of hemophilia D. Hyperbilirubinemia E. Epispadias