It is the responsibility of the nurse to initiate some form of identification while the infant is still in the delivery or birth room. Which of the following accurately describes a step in this process?
A) An electronic bracelet may be placed on the infant to create an alarm if the infant is taken off the obstetrical unit.
B) A two-band system with identifying information may be used, with one placed on the mother and the other on the infant.
C) The mother and infant's fingerprints may be taken and placed in the medical record.
D) A chart with all identifying information must be prepared after the newborn leaves the delivery room.
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One mechanism of ensuring infant safety is an electronic bracelet that creates an alarm if the baby is taken off the obstetrical unit without the bracelet having been deactivated by hospital personnel. Each hospital differs in what is required; most use flexible plastic bands that come in sets of three or four with identical numbers on them to place one on the mother, two on the infant, and one on the father/significant other. The infant's footprints and mother's fingerprints may also be used as identification. The birth information must be completed on a chart before the newborn leaves the delivery room.
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