Linda and Gary, Newly Arrived Back at Home with Their

question 18

Multiple Choice

Linda and Gary, newly arrived back at home with their week-old child after a difficult birth, feel they cannot separate from their baby at night, allowing him to share their bed. This practice is called _____.

• A) bed-sharing
• B) attachment
• C) overlying
• D) co-sleeping

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Definitions:

Tympanic Membranes

Thin layers of tissue that separate the outer ear from the inner ear, also known as eardrums, which vibrate in response to sound waves.

Auricle Upward

Movement or orientation of the ear or external part of the ear upwards.

Otoscope

Instrument with a special ear speculum used to examine the deeper structures of the external and middle ear.

Infant

A young child in the earliest period of life, especially from birth to one year of age.