The Nurse Is Assessing a 1-Week-Old Infant and Testing His

question 18

Multiple Choice

The nurse is assessing a 1-week-old infant and testing his muscle strength.The nurse lifts the infant with her hands under the axillae,and notes that the infant starts to "slip" between her hands.The nurse should:

• A)suspect a fractured clavicle.
• B)consider that the infant may have a deformity of the spine.
• C)suspect that the infant may have weakness of the shoulder muscles.
• D)consider this a normal finding because the musculature of an infant at this age is undeveloped.

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