The nurse teaching new parents about car seat safety for their newborn recognizes the need for further instruction when the mother says:
a. "Until the baby is six months old, I can safely hold her in my lap."
b. "We will put the baby in the back seat with her car seat facing the rear."
c. "We will use a car seat that keeps her head up about forty-five degrees."
d. "After she is a year old, she can sit in a more upright car seat in the middle of the back seat."
ANS: A
For safety reasons, a rear-facing car seat in the back seat is required for children less than 1 year old. Children should never be held on a lap because of the risk of severe injury if an accident occurs.
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