The new father asks what his baby will experience while sleeping and awake. How should the nurse respond?
1. "Babies have several sleep and alert states. Keep watching and you will notice them."
2. "Newborns have two stages of sleep: deep or quiet sleep and rapid eye movement sleep."
3. "You may have noticed that your child was in an alert awake state for an hour after his birth."
4. "Birth is hard work for babies; it takes them a week or 2 to recover and become more awake."
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Explanation:
1. Although it is true that babies have several sleep and alert states, the wording of this response is condescending and not therapeutic. This is not the best response.
2. This statement is true. Teaching the parents how to detect the two sleep stages helps them tune in to their infant's behavioral states.
3. Although this statement is true, it does not respond to the father's question about sleeping now.
4. Recovery from the birth process only takes a day or 2. During that time, feedings should take place when the baby is in an alert state.
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