A patient is concerned because she has been told her blood type and her baby's are incompatible. The best response by the nurse would be:
1. "This is called ABO incompatibility, and if the baby becomes jaundiced, she can be treated with a special light treatment."
2. "This is a serious condition, and additional blood studies are currently in process to determine whether you need a medication to prevent it from occurring with a future pregnancy."
3. "This is a condition caused by a blood incompatibility between you and your husband, but does not affect the baby."
4. "This type of condition is very common, and the baby can receive a medication to prevent jaundice from occurring."
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Rationale 1: When blood types, not Rh, are incompatible, it is called ABO incompatibility. The mother has a blood type that has antibodies against the newborn blood cells and causes these cells to break down.
Rationale 2: Although this can be serious, additional blood studies are not typically done. There is no medication that can be given to the mother to prevent this from occurring.
Rationale 3: The incompatibility is not between the mother's and father's blood but between the mother's and the infant's blood.
Rationale 4: ABO incompatibility is common, but there is no medication to give the baby that will prevent jaundice.
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