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NCLEX-RN · Question #518
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Question
A 48-hour-old male infant is ordered to have phototherapy. When his mother questions the nurse about its purpose, the nurse explains that phototherapy:
Options
- APrevents the development of ophthalmia neonatorum
- BAssists the baby's clotting mechanism
- CBreaks down bilirubin in the skin into substances that can be excreted in stool or urine
- DIncreases levels of unconjugated bilirubin, thereby preventing kernicterus (brain damage)
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