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After the birth of her child, a mother tells the nurse I was told that my baby has to have an injection of vit K. Why is this necessary? Which response by the nurse is appropriate?-your baby needs the injection to promote development of red blood cells-an injection of vit K will help keep your baby from becoming jaundiced-newborns are deficient in vit K. This treatment will ensure adequate levels-a newborn's blood clots extremely rapidly this injection will help decrease the clotting time.
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