In Providing and Teaching Cord Care,what Is an Important Principle

question 12

Multiple Choice

In providing and teaching cord care,what is an important principle?

• A) Cord care is done only to control bleeding.
• B) Alcohol is the only agent used for cord care.
• C) It takes a minimum of 24 days for the cord to separate.
• D) The process of keeping the cord dry will decrease bacterial growth.

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Definitions:

Intersexed

Pertaining to individuals born with physical sex characteristics that do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies.

Great Spirit

A concept in some indigenous beliefs of North America, referring to an all-encompassing, powerful, spiritual force or supreme being.

Mother Earth

A common personification of nature that focuses on the life-giving and nurturing aspects of nature by embodying it in the form of the mother.

Intersexed

An umbrella term for individuals whose anatomy or genes differ from typical definitions of male or female at birth.