Maternal-newborn nursing · practice question

A postpartum client on the mother-baby unit is being evaluated for breastfeeding initiation. Assessment data include the newborn has 8% weight loss and the parent asks how to know intake is adequate. Which nursing action is the priority to keep the client safe?

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Apply restraints without assessing less restrictive safety options first.Apply the first intervention in the policy manual without a current assessment.Leave the client alone to promote independence while finishing charting.Stay with the client, remove immediate hazards, reassess, and escalate per facility safety protocol.

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D. Stay with the client, remove immediate hazards, reassess, and escalate per facility safety protocol.

Why

Client safety requires direct assessment, hazard reduction, and timely escalation rather than assumptions, abandonment, or policy-only actions.

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A postpartum client on the mother-baby unit is being evaluated for breastfeeding initiation. Assessment data include the newborn has 8% weight loss and the parent asks how to know intake is adequate. Which nursing action is the priority to keep the client safe?

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