A Neonate Born to a Multiparous Mother with Rh Negative

Multiple Choice

A neonate born to a multiparous mother with Rh negative blood is being evaluated for the potential of hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN) and has a positive direct Coombs' antiglobulin test (DAT) .The nurse's priority intervention should be to:

A) Assess jaundice at birth or onset in the first 24 hours.
B) Administer Rh immune globulin vaccine to the neonate at birth.
C) Instruct the mother in the benefits of formula feeding to prevent jaundice.
D) Keep the neonate NPO until after exchange transfusion.