DISCHARGE TEACHING

Question 1

what are discharge teachings for car safety?

Answer 1

1. use an approved rear facing car seat preferably in the middle to transport the new born
2. 5 point harness
3. chest strap at the axillary, place them at a 30-45 degree angle

Question 2

what are manifestations of illness in the infant to report?

Answer 2

1. temperature greater than 100.4 or less than 97.7
2. poor feeding or little interest in food
3. forceful/frequent vomiting
4. decreased urination
5. diarrhea or decreased bowel movements
6. labored breathing with flared nostrils or absence of breath for greater than 15 seconds
7. cyanosis or jaundice
8. lethargy
9. insolable crying
10. bleeding or purulent drainage around the umbilical cord or circumcision
11. drainage developing in the eyes