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CCNS Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist

Category - Neonatal

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A nurse teaches a student nurse about caring for a newborn who is given oxygen via a hood. The student nurse asks the nurse about the plan of care for the patient. Considering that the patient is receiving oxygen therapy, the nurse should respond that the plan of care should include:
  1. Monitoring oxygen levels in the hood every four hours
  2. Informing the parents that oxygen levels will be kept low and therefore, blindness is not a risk
  3. Ensuring that the oxygen is continuously warmed and humidified
  4. Assessing that the patient’s skin remains bright pink
Explanation
Answer - C - Considering that the patient is receiving oxygen therapy, the nurse should respond that the plan of care should include ensuring that the oxygen is continuously warmed and humidified. This technique will prevent hypothermia and possible drying of the mucous membranes.
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