The nurse is about to elicit the rooting reflex on a newborn baby. Which of the following responses should the nurse expect to see?
A) When the cheek of the baby is touched, the newborn turns toward the side that is touched.
B) When the lateral aspect of the sole of the baby's foot is stroked, the toes extend and fan outward.
C) When the baby is suddenly lowered or startled, the neonate's arms straighten outward and the knees flex.
D) When the newborn is supine and the head is turned to one side, the arm on that same side extends.
Question 2
The nurse is caring for a postpartum woman who gave birth to a healthy, full-term baby girl. She has a 2-year-old son. She voices concern about her older child's adjustment to the new baby.
Nursing actions that will facilitate the older son's adjustment to having a new baby in the house would include which of the following? Select all that apply.
A) Explain to the mother that she can have her son lie in bed with her when he is visiting her in the hospital.
B) Teach her son how to change the baby's diapers.
C) Assist her son in holding his new baby sister.
D) Recommend that she spend time reading to her older son while he sits in her lap.
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