How would the nurse explain the process of newborn screening to new parents?
1. "Your infant will be screened for 10 diseases in our lab and the rest of the samples will be sent to the state laboratory."
2. "We will collect two urine samples from your child for this screening."
3. "The screening will only require one blood sample."
4. "The screening sample will be drawn at your baby's six-week check-up."
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Rationale 1: The sample is sent to the state laboratory for all testing.
Rationale 2: The screening is done with blood samples.
Rationale 3: A single blood sample is drawn for the screening.
Rationale 4: The newborn screening is done much earlier, generally at 24–48 hours of age.
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