PN VATI MATERNAL NEWBORN EXAM Q&A

PN VATI MATERNAL NEWBORN EXAM Q&AA nurse is reinforcing teaching with a guardian about how to care for the umbilical cord of their newborn infant. Which of the following statements by the guardian indicates a need for further teaching? - I will give my newborn a bath once daily." The nurse should reinforce with the guardian to avoid giving the newborn a daily bath because it can damage the integrity of the newborn's skin. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is at 8 weeks of gestation and has chlamydia. Which of the following statements should the nurse include? - "After treatment, you will need another test in 3 weeks and again between 35 and 37 weeks." The nurse should reinforce with the client that they will need to be retested for chlamydia 3 weeks after completing the prescribed regimen and again between 35 and 37 weeks of gestation. Most clients who have chlamydia are asymptomatic. Therefore, clients should be retested to identify potential reinfection, which would allow for additional treatment and decrease the risk for harm to the fetus during delivery. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who plans to use a modified-paced breathing technique to relieve labor pain. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? - "Begin and end modified-breathing with a deep cleansing breath. The nurse should instruct the client that all breathing patterns begin with a deep, relaxing, cleansing breath to "greet the contraction" and end with an exhaled deep breath to "blow the contraction away." Deep breaths ensure sufficient oxygenation for both the client and fetus.