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Roadtrip to RNC-NIC Week 4 Questions And Answers All questions, and answers derived from Watson & Diehl, AACN AWHONN NANN ,Certification and Core Review for Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing. 5th Edition.

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Contraindications to kangaroo care include: A. Mechanical ventilation B. Maternal preeclampsia requiring magnesium sulfate therapy C. infection of the skin of the chest of the kangaroo care provid... er. - ANS-C! Infection of the skin of the chest of the kangaroo care provider. Rationale: Skin infection on the chest of the kangaroo care provider could potentially be transmitted to the infant, so kangaroo care should be avoided until the skin is clear. Unless the mother is too groggy to feel safe during kangaroo care, maternal preeclampsia requiring mag sulfate would not be a contraindication All infants should be monitored during kangaroo care, which allows safe administration of conventional mechanical ventilation and/or nasal continuous positive airway pressure during kangaroo care. A staff member is needed to attend to the ventilator tubing during transfer to the chest to prevent accidental extubation. [Show More]

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