The nurse is planning home visits to the homes of new parents and their newborns. Which client should the nurse see first?
1. 3-day-old male who received hepatitis B vaccine prior to discharge
2. 4-day-old female whose parents are both hearing-impaired
3. 5-day-old male with light, sticky, yellow drainage on the circumcision site
4. 6-day-old female with greenish discharge from the umbilical cord site
4
Explanation: 4. Oozing of greenish yellow material, or reddened areas around the cord is not an expected finding. This family should be seen first because the child is experiencing a complication.
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