The Day After a Vaginal Delivery, a Client Develops Painful

question 20

Multiple Choice

The day after a vaginal delivery, a client develops painful vesicular lesions on the perineum and vulva which are diagnosed as a primary herpes type 2 infection. What care should the newborn receive?

• A) Intravenous acyclovir (Zovirax) and contact precautions
• B) Cultures of blood and cerebrospinal fluid and serial chest x-rays every 12 hours
• C) Parental rooming-in and four intramuscular injections of penicillin
• D) Meticulous hand washing and antibiotic eye ointment administration

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