The nurse on the mother-baby unit is assigned to care for Max

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The nurse on the mother-baby unit is assigned to care for Max, a newborn boy who is 60 hours old and weighed 2,745 grams at birth. His newborn assessment was unremarkable except for a large cephalohematoma. His total serum bilirubin level today is 21 mg/dL. Max’s lab results also report that his blood type is A-negative and his Coombs’ test is negative. His mother’s blood type is A. The physician has diagnosed hyperbilirubinemia and ordered phototherapy to begin. 1. The mother begins to cry as the nurse shares the bilirubin results and the need for phototherapy with her. How should the nurse respond? What is the probable cause of the newborn’s hyperbilirubinemia?2. What is the nursing care associated with phototherapy?3. How is the effectiveness of phototherapy determined?4. The mother-baby unit allows in-room phototherapy under certain circumstances. What special considerations must be evaluated to determine whether the newborn is eligible for in-room phototherapy? If all criteria are met for in-room phototherapy, what additional teaching does the nurse provide to the newborn’s parents?5. The newborn is now 4 days old. The total serum bilirubin level today is 8 mg/dL. What nursing action is indicated?