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The Nurse Is Caring for a Neonate Born with a Myelomeningocele

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The nurse is caring for a neonate born with a myelomeningocele. Surgery to repair the defect is scheduled the next day. The most appropriate way to position and feed this neonate is to place him:


A) Prone and tube-feed.
B) Prone, turn head to side, and nipple-feed.
C) Supine in infant carrier and nipple-feed.
D) Supine, with defect supported with rolled blankets, and nipple-feed.

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