A client who gave birth to a healthy term newborn two days ago is preparing to return home. The client intends to exclusively breastfeed the infant. When reviewing self-care and disease prevention guidelines with the client, which points must the practical nurse emphasize? Select all that apply.
- Maintain your daily intake of prenatal vitamins while you continue to breastfeed.Answer
- BExpect to saturate one large perineal pad every 15 minutes for the first few days.
- Cleanse your hands thoroughly with soap and water before each time you nurse the baby.Answer
- DDelay any further Tdap vaccinations until after you have completely stopped breastfeeding.
- ESchedule the newborn's first measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) immunization at the 2-month pediatric visit.
- Ensure the newborn is placed strictly on their back for every sleep period.Answer
Answer
The nurse must emphasize continuing prenatal vitamins, washing hands before nursing, and placing the infant on their back for sleep.
The correct statements reflect essential health promotion and disease prevention principles: maintaining maternal nutrition through prenatal vitamins, preventing infection via hand hygiene, and reducing SIDS risk through supine infant sleep positioning.
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Postpartum Health Promotion and Infant Disease Prevention