Vitamin K Administration

• Vitamin K

  Brand name:

  • aquamephyton
  • menadione
• Vitamin K

  Purpose: To prevent bleeding

  Rationale: The GIT of the baby is sterile so therefore there is no normal flora that will stimulate Vitamin K
• Vitamin K

  Dose

  • Preterm: 0.5 mg
  • Term: 1 mg

  Route: IM

  Site: Vastus lateralis