Immediately After Delivery, the Nurse Prepares to Give the Newborn

Multiple Choice

Immediately after delivery, the nurse prepares to give the newborn a vitamin K injection. The new father is watching and asks the nurse why the baby is receiving a "shot." The nurse would explain that vitamin K injections are given to newborn infants to:

A) Activate clotting factors.
B) Break up blood clots.
C) Promote red blood cell function and assist in gas exchange.
D) Promote the production of hemoglobin.