A home health nurse visits a 2-week-old infant and observes the umbilical cord has dried and fallen off. The area appears healed with no drainage or erythema present. Given these assessment findings, what instruction should the nurse give the parent?

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Question 1 of 5

A home health nurse visits a 2-week-old infant and observes the umbilical cord has dried and fallen off. The area appears healed with no drainage or erythema present. Given these assessment findings, what instruction should the nurse give the parent?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 2 of 5

What is the term for a common and harmless skin condition on an infant’s scalp that presents as yellow scaly patches with a red rash?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 3 of 5

A postpartum nurse is giving guidance to a mother whose breast-fed newborn is experiencing hyperbilirubinemia. What are the best instructions for the nurse to give the mother in this case?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 5

A postpartum nurse is teaching umbilical cord care to new parents as part of discharge teaching. The nurse would be sure to include which information in her teaching?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 5 of 5

A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a parent on preventing SIDS. What action by the parent signifies that they have effectively grasped what has been taught?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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