When weighing the advantages and disadvantages of home care for perinatal services, nurses should keep in mind that home care:
1. is more dangerous for vulnerable neonates at risk for infection from the nurse.
2. is more cost effective for the nurses than office visits.
3. allows the nurse to interact with and include members in teaching.
4. is made possible by the ready supply of nurses with expertise in maternity care.
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1. Incorrect. Making neonates go out in weather and in public is more risky.
2. Incorrect. Office visits are more cost effective for providers such as nurses because less time for travel is involved.
3. Correct. Treating the whole family is an advantage of home care.
4. Incorrect. Unfortunately, home care options are limited by the lack of nurses with exper-tise in maternity care.
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