As part of Standard Precautions, nurses wear gloves when handling the newborn. The chief reason is:
a. To protect the baby from infection.
b. That it is part of the Apgar protocol.
c. To protect the nurse from contamination by the newborn.
d. Because the nurse has primary responsibility for the baby during the first 2 hours.
C
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A Gloves are worn to protect the nurse from infection until the blood and amniotic fluid are cleaned off the newborn.
B Gloves are worn to protect the nurse from infection until the blood and amniotic fluid are cleaned off the newborn.
C Gloves are worn to protect the nurse from infection until the blood and amniotic fluid are cleaned off the newborn.
D Gloves are worn to protect the nurse from infection until the blood and amniotic fluid are cleaned off the newborn.
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