The nurse is providing care for a neonate immediately after a spontaneous vaginal birth to a mother who tested positive for gonorrhea. Which prescription does the nurse anticipate to be most beneficial to the neonate?

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Tetracycline ophthalmic ointment is used to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum, a severe eye infection that neonates can acquire during birth from mothers with gonorrhea.

The Nurse Is Providing Care for a Neonate Immediately After