#What Is The Nurse’s Responsibility As This Patient’s Nurse As It Pertains To The Newborn Screen?

What Is The Nurse’s Responsibility As This Patient’s Nurse As It Pertains To The Newborn Screen?

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Case: Baby Girl M. is a 34-week gestation infant, who is admitted to the NICU for low blood sugar and difficulty breathing. Upon admission of the infant, the RN is informed that the mother refuses newborn screening. The mother is also refusing vitamin K and ophthalmologic prophylaxis. Questions: What is the nurse’s responsibility as this … Read more