A mother expresses fear about changing her infant's diaper after he is circumcised.What does the client need to be taught to care for her newborn son?

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Gently cleansing the penis with water and applying petroleum jelly around the glans after each diaper change are appropriate techniques when caring for an infant who has had a circumcision.With each diaper change,the penis should be washed with warm water to remove any urine or feces.If bleeding occurs,then the mother should apply gentle pressure to the site of the bleeding with a sterile gauze square.Yellow exudates are part of normal healing and cover the glans penis 24 hours after the circumcision; yellow exudates are not an infective process and should not be removed.

A Mother Expresses Fear About Changing Her Infant's Diaper After