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CCRN Exam Prep - Neonatal Critical Care Nursing

Category - Physiology

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The neonate is administered vitamin K shortly after birth because the neonate:
  1. Is at risk for spontaneous clotting.
  2. Is at risk for phenylketonuria.
  3. Has no protective antibodies.
  4. Has no intestinal bacterial flora.
Explanation
Answer: D - The neonate is administered vitamin K shortly after birth because the neonate has no intestinal bacterial flora. The intestines are sterile at birth. Vitamin K is administered to prevent bleeding, not clotting, because vitamin K is synthesized by intestinal flora and the neonate lacks this.
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