The Nurse's Instructions for a New Mother to Care for the Infant's

question 27

Multiple Choice

The nurse's instructions for a new mother to care for the infant's umbilical cord will include:

• A) keeping the area covered with a sterile dressing.
• B) dressing the stump with antibiotic ointment at every diaper change.
• C) fastening diaper low to allow for air circulation.
• D) giving the newborn a daily tub bath until the cord falls off.

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Definitions:

Embryonic Germ Layers

The three primary layers of cells (ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm) in the embryo from which all tissues and organs develop.

Acrosome

A vesicle at the tip of a sperm cell containing enzymes that help the sperm penetrate the egg.

Umbilical Cord

A flexible cordlike structure containing blood vessels and attaching a human or other mammalian fetus to the placenta during gestation.

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material which is present in nearly all living organisms as the carrier of genetic information.