The nurse,caring for an infant whose cleft lip was repaired,should include which interventions into the infant's postoperative plan of care? (Select all that apply.)
A) Postural drainage
B) Petroleum jelly to the suture line
C) Elbow restraints
D) Supine and side-lying positions
E) Mouth irrigations

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Apply petroleum jelly to the operative site for several days after surgery.Elbows are restrained to prevent the child from accessing the operative site for up to 7 to 10 days.The child should be positioned on back or side or in an infant seat.Postural drainage is not indicated.This would increase the pressure on the operative site when the child is placed in different positions.Mouth irrigations would not be indicated.

The Nurse,caring for an Infant Whose Cleft Lip Was Repaired,should