A Postpartum Client Calls the Nursery to Report That Her

question 24

Multiple Choice

A postpartum client calls the nursery to report that her newborn's umbilical cord stump is draining, and has a foul odor. What is the nurse's best response?

• A) "Take your newborn to the pediatrician."
• B) "Cover the cord stump with gauze."
• C) "Apply Betadine around the cord stump."
• D) "This is normal during healing."

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Definitions:

Recall

The act of retrieving information or memories from the past, often without the stimulus that initially encoded the memory.

Confusion

A state of bewilderment or uncertainty where a person has difficulty in understanding situations or making decisions.

Decay

The process of gradual deterioration or the breakdown of organic matter by the action of bacteria and enzymes, or, in terms of memory, the fading of information over time.

Stored Information

Stored information refers to data or knowledge that has been saved and can be retrieved from an individual's memory or a storage device.