A nurse is providing discharge teaching to parents of a newborn. The baby had no medical problems and is healthy other than having failed an automated auditory brainstem response (AABR) hearing test conducted in the nursery
What information does the nurse provide?
A.
AABR tests are conclusive and the baby is deaf.
B.
Background noise may have interfered with the test.
C.
The baby's hearing should be retested within 1 month.
D.
The baby should have another hearing test next week.
ANS: C
Babies who fail a hearing screening test at birth should have a follow-up test within a month. The AARB test can be conducted in the presence of background noise. The results are not conclusive (it is a screening device), which is why the baby's hearing needs to be retested.
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