Which of the following responses is appropriate for the nurse to make?   1.    “When the placenta is born, the circulatory systems separate.” 2.    “When the doctor clamps the cord, the blood stops mixing.” 3.    “The separation happens after the baby takes the first breath. The baby’s oxygen no longer has to come from you.” 4.    “The blood actually never mixes. Your blood supply and the baby’s blood supply are completely separate.”

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A client asks the nurse, “Could you explain how the baby’s blood and my blood separate at delivery?” Which of the following responses is appropriate for the nurse to make?

 

1.    “When the placenta is born, the circulatory systems separate.”

2.    “When the doctor clamps the cord, the blood stops mixing.”

3.    “The separation happens after the baby takes the first breath. The baby’s oxygen no longer has to come from you.”

4.    “The blood actually never mixes. Your blood supply and the baby’s blood supply are completely separate.”

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