Concerning skeletal injuries sustained by a neonate during labor or birth, nurses should be aware that:
1. a newborn's skull is still forming and fractures fairly easily.
2. unless a blood vessel is involved, linear skull fractures heal without special treatment.
3. clavicle fractures often need to be set with an inserted pin for stability.
4. other than the skull, the most common skeletal injuries are to leg bones.
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1. Incorrect. Because the newborn skull is flexible, considerable force is required to fracture it.
2. Correct. About 70% of neonatal skull fractures are linear.
3. Incorrect. Clavicle fractures need no special treatment.
4. Incorrect. The clavicle is the bone most often fractured during birth.
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