With Regard to Eventual Discharge of the High-Risk Newborn or Transfer

question 24

Multiple Choice

With regard to eventual discharge of the high-risk newborn or transfer to a different facility,nurses and families should be aware of which of the following?

• A) Infants will stay in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) until they are ready to go home.
• B) Once discharged to home, the high-risk infant should be treated like any healthy term newborn.
• C) Parents of high-risk infants need special support and detailed contact information.
• D) If a high-risk infant and mother need transfer to a specialized regional centre, it is better to wait until after birth and the infant is stabilized.

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Definitions:

Terminal Value (TV)

Value of operations at the end of the explicit forecast period; it is equal to the present value of all free cash flows beyond the forecast period, discounted back to the end of the forecast period at the weighted average cost of capital.

Payback Period

The duration of time it takes for an investment to recoup its initial cost, often used to assess the risk or profitability of a project.

Cash Flows

The net amount of cash being transferred into and out of a business, influencing the company's liquidity, solvency, and overall financial health.

Discounted Payback Method

A capital budgeting technique that calculates the time required to recoup the initial investment in present value terms.