A visiting nurse is making a home visit on a male 2-month-old child who was born prematurely. The ...

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The foreskin of an uncircumcised male baby should not be forcibly retracted until after he is 1 year of age. Assessing the number of wet diapers per day is important for any infant and is not directly related to the uncircumcised baby. The nurse should not just give a referral for circumcision, as the parents have chosen the option of not circumcising their baby, which may be for personal, religious, or cultural reasons. After 1 year of age, the foreskin will need to be retracted for cleaning. It should be returned to its original position afterward.