After the nurse explains to the mother of a male neonate scheduled to receive an injection of vitamin K soon after birth about the rationale for the medication, which of the following statements by the mother indicates successful teaching?
1. “My baby doesn't have the normal bacteria in his intestines to produce this vitamin.”
2. “My baby is at a high risk for a problem involving his blood's ability to clot.”
3. “The red blood cells my baby formed during pregnancy are destroying the vitamin K.”
4. “My baby's liver is not able to produce enough of this vitamin so soon after birth.”
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