A nursing student asks a nurse working in the newborn nursery how vitamin K deficiency is treated in newborns. Which response by the nurse is correct?
a. "A newborn infant's intestinal flora will produce vitamin K."
b. "If coagulation studies show a bleeding disorder, oral menadione is given."
c. "Menadione is given intravenously shortly after delivery."
d. "Phytonadione is given intramuscularly immediately after delivery."
D
A normal infant is born vitamin K deficient, and all infants are given an IM injection of phyto-nadione immediately after delivery. Newborns have not developed the intestinal flora needed to produce sufficient amounts of vitamin K. Menadione is not used in infants because of the in-creased risk of hyperbilirubinemia associated with its use.
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