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NCLEX-PN

Category - Safety

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A nurse is assigned to care for a newborn born to a mother with human immunodeficiency virus. The nurse should wear clean gloves in the following situations except:

When providing the newborn’s initial bath
When changing diapers
When performing initial assessment after birth
When feeding the newborn with formula

Explanation

Answer: D - Transmission of infected secretions is extremely minimal when feeding the newborn with formula. Gloves are not necessary. The other activities expose the nurse to potentially infected secretions.

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