When Teaching a Student Nurse About Performing an Assessment on a Neonate

question 10

Multiple Choice

When teaching a student nurse about performing an assessment on a neonate, a nurse strokes the sole of the infant's foot, which causes fanning of the toes while the great toe pulls upward. The nurse teaches the student nurse that this assessment finding is

• A) Indicative of cerebral edema.
• B) A normal assessment finding.
• C) Indicative of a genetic anomaly.
• D) An abnormal assessment finding.

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