A postpartum client reports to her nurse that her three-day-old newborn has passed a bright green stool. The nurse's best explanation for this is:
A. "Please talk to your pediatrician about this."
B. "There may be a possible food allergy."
C. "Your newborn has diarrhea."
D. "This is a normal finding in newborns."
D
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Grand Valley Hospital is opening a new facility to perform coronary artery bypass graft surgeries and other cardiac-related surgeries
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