An Infant Is Being Discharged from the Neonatal Intensive Care

question 23

Multiple Choice

An infant is being discharged from the neonatal intensive care unit after 70 days of hospitalization.The infant was born at 30 weeks of gestation with several conditions associated with prematurity,including respiratory distress syndrome,mild bronchopulmonary dysplasia,and retinopathy of prematurity requiring surgical treatment.During discharge teaching the infant's mother asks the nurse if her baby will meet developmental milestones on time,as did her son who was born at term.Which is the basis for the nurse's most appropriate response?

• A) Preterm babies develop at the same rate as term babies.
• B) Preterm babies are not discharged if there are suspicions that there will be developmental delays.
• C) Preterm babies need age-corrected ages for developmental assessments.
• D) Preterm babies need to be followed very closely.

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