Which drug will the nurse administer to prevent neonatal conjunctivitis in the newborn?
a. Silver nitrate
b. Dexamethasone
c. Erythromycin
d. Vitamin K
ANS: C
Erythromycin or tetracyclines are the drugs of choice because they prevent neonatal conjunctivitis from Neisseria gonorrhoeae and chlamydial ophthalmia neonatorum from Chlamydia trachomatis. Silver nitrate is an outdated treatment for neonatal ocular infections. Dexamethasone is given for lung development. Vitamin K is given for treatment of hemorrhage.
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