The Emergency Department Nurse Is Caring for an Infant Age

question 28

Multiple Choice

The emergency department nurse is caring for an infant age 2 months who was brought in by a hired caregiver. The infant is underweight and looks uncared for. The caregiver reports that the mother of the infant is unreliable and may be using drugs; the infant is often unclean and hungry when dropped off at the caregiver's home. The infant has diaper rash and a weak cry. If this situation is not remedied, what will this infant have difficulty achieving, according to Erikson's developmental theory?

• A) Trust
• B) Autonomy
• C) Initiative
• D) Identity

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