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Sufayan.ah

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A mother watches as a neonate cries, spreads his arms, and draws them in again in response to being pulled up and laid back down. She asks the nurse what is going on with her baby. What is the best explanation for this response?
 
  A) Your baby is experiencing gas, and this movement helps to expel it.
  B) Your baby is demonstrating a normal CNS response called the Moro reflex.
  C) Your baby is experiencing the signs and symptoms of an abnormal neural response to being startled.
  D) Your baby's actions are normal automatic movements to help maintain core body temperature.

Question 2

A student takes an adult patient's pulse and counts 20 beats/min. Knowing this is not the normal range for an adult pulse, what should the student do next?
 
  A) Record the pulse rate on the appropriate vital signs sheet in the chart.
  B) Ask the instructor or a staff nurse to take the pulse.
  C) Discuss this finding during postconference with other students.
  D) Wait 4 hours and take the patient's pulse again.



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

B





 

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