A foster mother is caring for an infant who experienced an intrauterine drug exposure to cocaine. The infant often is irritated, and cries for several hours each day
Which of these interventions will assist the infant in developing self-regulatory behaviors? 1. Encouraging the infant to suck as a comfort measure by placing the infant's fingers in the mouth while crying
2. Allowing the infant to cry but observing the infant to prevent injury
3. Swaddling the infant
4 Placing the infant about 15 inches from the TV and turning on an infant show such as Sesame Street
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Rationale:
1. Sucking can be a comfort measure for infants, but the infant should not be given her own fingers.
2. The infant cannot be left to cry for several hours, but should be taught to trust caregivers through swaddling.
3. Infants exposed to intrauterine drugs and/or alcohol are irritable after birth. These infants respond best to swaddling in the first few months of life.
4. Infants should not be watching television from any distance.
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