A 4-day-old full-term newborn presents today for routine fol…
A 4-day-old full-term newborn presents today for routine follow-up after an uneventful 48-hour nursery course. Maternal history: negative for HIV, Hepatitis B, syphilis, Group B streptococcus. No maternal history of smoking, alcohol or drug use. Newborn screening panel was completed. The newborn passed the hearing and critical congenital heart disease screenings. Hepatitis B vaccine #1, Vitamin K, and erythromycin ophthalmic ointment were administered after delivery. The infant is nursing every 2 hours and has 10 wet diapers and 4 to 5 seedy yellow bowel movements per day. The infant has lost 3% of birth weight. What should be included in the care of this newborn?