The nurse is providing anticipatory guidance instructions to the parents of a newborn. Which of these instructions should the nurse give as diseaseprevention strategies?
1. Routine metabolic screening
2. Vision screening
3. Sports safety
4. SIDS risk reduction
Answer:1
Rationale:
Several disease-prevention strategies are used during anticipatory guidance for the parents of newborns.Metabolic screening as part of the newborn screening tests,hearing screening,eye examinations,immunizations,prevention of secondhand-smoke exposure,SIDS risk reduction,formula safety,hand-washing, and minimizing the exposure to disease.
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