The Nurse Is Preparing to Examine an Infant

question 16

Multiple Choice

The nurse is preparing to examine an infant. At what point in the examination should the nurse attempt to elicit the Moro reflex?

• A) When the infant is sleeping
• B) At the end of the examination
• C) Before auscultation of the thorax
• D) At about the middle of the examination

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