A nurse instructing a group of parents about safety rules for infants and young children should instruct the parents to:
a. remove plants from the child's reach.
b. provide the infant with a pillow at night.
c. use a plastic covering on the infant's mattress.
d. keep the crib sides up and set the mattress at the highest setting.
A
Safety rules for infants and young children include keeping the crib sides up and the mattress set at the lowest setting, never using plastic bags or coverings on mattresses or near infant's playthings, avoiding the use of pillows with small infants, and removing plants from the child's reach.
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