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mspears3

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The nurse is assessing the infants in the nursery for the six stages of consciousness. The nurse becomes concerned when assessing which infants? Select all that apply.
 
  A) An infant rapidly moves from deep sleep to crying
  B) An infant moves from active alert state to drowsiness
  C) An infant progresses slowly from deep sleep to light sleep
  D) An infant frequently skips the quiet alert state during the six stages of consciousness
  E) An infant ends the stages of consciousness with crying

Question 2

The nurse is assessing the developmental milestones of an infant. The infant was born 8 weeks ago and was 4 weeks premature. The nurse anticipates that the infant will be meeting milestones for what age of child? Record your answer in weeks.
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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tanna.moeller

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Reply #1 on: Jun 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans: A, B, D
The nurse becomes concerned when if the infant does not move slowly through six stages of consciousness, which begins with deep sleep. The infant should then progress as follows: light sleep, drowsiness, quiet alert state, active alert state, and finally crying. States are not normally skipped.

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To determine adjusted age, subtract the number of weeks that the infant was premature (4 weeks) from the infant's chronological age (8 weeks).


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Reply #2 on: Jun 28, 2018
Correct answers!


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Reply #3 on: Jun 28, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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