Author Question: A mother watches the nurse perform an assessment on her newborn and asks the nurse why she is doing ... (Read 77 times)

scienceeasy · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A mother watches the nurse perform an assessment on her newborn and asks the nurse why she is doing things like stroking the bottom of his feet. The nurse should respond: I'm:

1) Checking the blood flow to your baby's feet to make sure it's normal.
2) Testing to see if your baby's neuromuscular system is fully developed.
3) Checking to see if your baby has the reflex responses we anticipate.
4) Testing to see if your baby has normal sensation in his feet.

Question 2

Which behavior by the mother is most likely to help the infant to develop trust?

1) Talking to the infant
2) Breastfeeding instead of bottle-feeding
3) Promptly responding to the infant's crying
4) Having the infant sleep in the same room with the parent