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dakota nelson · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A nursing student is conducting a clinical conference about measures that assist in preventing sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

The student plans to write on a handout that it is best to place an infant in which of the following positions for sleep? 1. On the back or prone
2. On the back or supine
3. On the stomach or prone
4. On the stomach or supine

Question 2

A female client diagnosed with catatonic stupor is lying on the bed, hidden under the sheets, with her body pulled into a fetal position. The nurse should take which appropriate action?

1. Ask direct questions to encourage talking.
2. Leave the client alone but check on her every 30 minutes.
3. Sit beside the client in silence, with occasional open-ended questions.
4. Take the client into the dayroom with other clients for added supervision.

T4T · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

2

Rationale: Healthy infants should only be placed on their backs for sleep. This is also referred to as the supine position. On the back or prone, on the stomach or prone, and on the stomach or supine are not suggested recommendations to assist in preventing SIDS.

Answer to Question 2

3

Rationale: Clients who are withdrawn may also be immobile and mute. These clients require consistent, repeated approaches to establish interpersonal contact. The nurse facilitates commu-nication with the client by sitting in silence and asking open-ended questions, with pauses to provide opportunities for the client to respond. This approach to communication with clients who are withdrawn requires much patience from the nurse. Ask direct questions to encourage talk-ing, leave the client alone but check on her every 30 minutes, and take the client into the dayroom with other clients for added supervision are not appropriate nursing interventions.