Rejecting Standard Care: Vitamin K Prophylaxis for Newborns and Parent Choice. Issue 5 (September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bauer, Jill A.
• Is Part Of: MCN, the American journal of maternal child nursing. Volume 40:Issue 5(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-09
• Subjects: Obstetric Nursing -- Periodicals; Pediatric Nursing -- Periodicals; Maternal-Child Nursing -- Periodicals; Pediatric nursing -- Periodicals -- Databases; Maternity nursing -- Periodicals -- Databases; Electronic journals; Electronic journals; Maternity nursing; Pediatric nursing; Databases; Periodicals; Electronic journals; Databases; 610.73
• DOI: 10.1097/NMC.0000000000000171
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0361-929X

Abstract

Abstract : Parental refusal of vitamin K administration for newborns after birth is on the rise. How can nurses provide adequate information to assist parents in making a truly informed choice about vitamin K so risk of unnecessary harm to babies can be minimized?