The new mother tells the home health nurse that she is concerned about her 5-day-old infant's hard, dried umbilical stump. What time frame should the nurse give the mother for the umbilical stump to fall off? ________________________ days
ANS:
10 to 14
ten to fourteen
The umbilical stump will turn brownish black and fall off within 10 to 14 days after birth.
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