When Providing Anticipatory Guidance to a New Mother, What Information

question 11

Multiple Choice

When providing anticipatory guidance to a new mother, what information does the nurse convey about the newborn's neurologic and sensory/perceptual functioning?

• A) Newborns respond to and interact with the environment in a predictable pattern of behavior, reacting differently to a variety of stresses.
• B) The usual position of the newborn is with extremities partially flexed, legs near the abdomen.
• C) Newborns do not react to bright light, and their eye movements do not permit them to fixate on faces or objects until they are 3 months of age.
• D) Newborns have the capacity to utilize self-quieting behaviors to quiet and comfort themselves.
• E) The newborn is very sensitive to being touched, cuddled, and held.

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