Author Question: The nurse requests that a mother give permission for a hearing test in a newborn infant. The mother ... (Read 116 times)

yoroshambo · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nurse requests that a mother give permission for a hearing test in a newborn infant. The mother questions the importance of such a test. The nurse correctly responds with which of the following statements?

a. This will help us to identify your baby's risk for ear infections the first year of life.
b. Hearing is important so your baby hears and responds to your voice, which makes you feel like a mother.
c. Socialization skills include the need to hear in order to interpret the emotional aspect of the words that are spoken to your child.
d. Imitation of sounds is the first step in language development, and it is important to identify alterations early.

Question 2

A patient asks the nurse what the purpose of the Wood's light is. Which response by the nurse is accurate?

a. We will put an anesthetic on your skin to prevent pain.
b. The lamp can help detect skin cancers.
c. Some patients feel a pressure-like sensation.
d. It is used to identify the presence of infectious organisms and proteins associated with specific skin conditions.

abro1885 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Newborn screening of hearing does not identify risk of infection but only of sensory responses. The baby's response to the mother is important to bonding, but this not the most important reason to evaluate hearing. Likewise, socialization and tone recognition are functions of hearing, but the most significant reason to test hearing is to identify losses and provide compensatory ways to encourage language development.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
The Wood's light examination is the use of a black light and darkened room to assist with physical examination of the skin. The examination does not cause discomfort.