A Neonate Born to a Multiparous Mother with Rh Negative

question 22

Multiple Choice

A neonate born to a multiparous mother with Rh negative blood is being evaluated for the potential of hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN) and has a positive direct Coombs' antiglobulin test (DAT) .The nurse's priority intervention should be to:

• A)Assess jaundice at birth or onset in the first 24 hours.
• B)Administer Rh immune globulin vaccine to the neonate at birth.
• C)Instruct the mother in the benefits of formula feeding to prevent jaundice.
• D)Keep the neonate NPO until after exchange transfusion.

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