A labor and delivery nurse is providing care for a neonate in the first few minutes after birth. One action the nurse will take to promote eye health and prevent conjunctivitis in the infant is administration of

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A)Prevention of conjunctivitis in a newborn is provided by the administration of an antibiotic eye ointment, usually erythromycin. Tetracycline may be used instead of erythromycin immediately after birth, but it will be used as an eye ointment, not as an oral formulation. Ceftriaxone is only administered for a confirmed case of gonococcal conjunctivitis. Parenteral acyclovir is only administered for a confirmed case of conjunctivitis due to herpes simplex virus.
B)Prevention of conjunctivitis in a newborn is provided by the administration of an antibiotic eye ointment, usually erythromycin. Tetracycline may be used instead of erythromycin immediately after birth, but it will be used as an eye ointment, not as an oral formulation. Ceftriaxone is only administered for a confirmed case of gonococcal conjunctivitis. Parenteral acyclovir is only administered for a confirmed case of conjunctivitis due to herpes simplex virus.
C)Prevention of conjunctivitis in a newborn is provided by the administration of an antibiotic eye ointment, usually erythromycin. Tetracycline may be used instead of erythromycin immediately after birth, but it will be used as an eye ointment, not as an oral formulation. Ceftriaxone is only administered for a confirmed case of gonococcal conjunctivitis. Parenteral acyclovir is only administered for a confirmed case of conjunctivitis due to herpes simplex virus.
D)Prevention of conjunctivitis in a newborn is provided by the administration of an antibiotic eye ointment, usually erythromycin. Tetracycline may be used instead of erythromycin immediately after birth, but it will be used as an eye ointment, not as an oral formulation. Ceftriaxone is only administered for a confirmed case of gonococcal conjunctivitis. Parenteral acyclovir is only administered for a confirmed case of conjunctivitis due to herpes simplex virus.

A Labor and Delivery Nurse Is Providing Care for a Neonate