Nursing · Pediatric Nursing
Parents of a healthy term newborn refuse intramuscular Vitamin K administration due to personal beliefs. The baby is exclusively formula-fed and has no initial bleeding risk factors. According to international pediatric guidelines, what is the most appropriate alternative oral Vitamin K regimen?
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- 1Delay Vitamin K administration entirely until physical signs of bleeding appear
- 2Administer a single 1 mg oral Vitamin K dose at birth
- 3No Vitamin K supplementation is required as formula milk contains sufficient quantities
- 4Administer 2 mg oral Vitamin K at birth, followed by a second 2 mg dose between days 2 and 7✓
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Administer 2 mg oral Vitamin K at birth, followed by a second 2 mg dose between days 2 and 7
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