The nurse prepares to administer a vitamin K injection during the admission assessment for a newborn. The father asks, "Why does my baby need a shot?" Which rationale for administering this injection should the nurse include in the response?
1. Activates clotting factors
2. Dissolves blood clots
3. Promotes gas exchange
4. Promotes the production of hemoglobin
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Explanation:
1. Levels of clotting factors are lower in infants, so vitamin K is given prophylactically to activate essential clotting factors.
2. Vitamin K promotes clotting; it is not administered to dissolve blood clots.
3. Vitamin K does not promote gas exchange.
4. Vitamin K has no effect on the production of hemoglobin.
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