Following Healthy People 2020 guidelines for hearing, when should the pediatric nurse recommend to new parents that their baby be screened for hearing loss?
A) By 1 month of age
B) By 3 months of age
C) By 6 months of age
D) By 1 year of age
A) By 1 month of age
Explanation: A) Healthy People 2020 guidelines recommend that newborns be screened for hearing loss no later than age 1 month, have audiologic evaluation by age 3 months, and are enrolled in appropriate intervention services no later than age 6 months.
B) Healthy People 2020 guidelines recommend that newborns be screened for hearing loss no later than age 1 month, have audiologic evaluation by age 3 months, and are enrolled in appropriate intervention services no later than age 6 months.
C) Healthy People 2020 guidelines recommend that newborns be screened for hearing loss no later than age 1 month, have audiologic evaluation by age 3 months, and are enrolled in appropriate intervention services no later than age 6 months.
D) Healthy People 2020 guidelines recommend that newborns be screened for hearing loss no later than age 1 month, have audiologic evaluation by age 3 months, and are enrolled in appropriate intervention services no later than age 6 months.
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