While caring for a neonate immediately following a vaginal birth, a nurse finds that the mother has gonorrhea. Which prescription should the nurse anticipate to be most beneficial to the neonate?

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Neonates born to mothers with gonorrhea are at risk for developing ophthalmia neonatorum, a severe eye infection which can lead to blindness. Tetracycline ophthalmic ointment is the treatment of choice for this condition and should be administered prophylactically to all infants born to mothers with gonorrhea within 1 hour of birth. Vitamin K1, vitamin D and iron supplements, and the Hepatitis B vaccine are all important interventions for newborns but are not specifically indicated in the case of neonates born to mothers with gonorrhea.

While Caring for a Neonate Immediately Following a Vaginal Birth