The home health nurse visits a home with an eight-month-old baby. Which observation is a safety issue that should be discussed with the mother?
1. The infant crib mattress has been lowered to its lowest level.
2. The mother cuts hot dogs into pieces for the baby to "gum."
3. The cords to the window blinds have been shortened and do not hang below the window.
4. The mother has placed infant barriers around the gas heat stove.
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Rationale 1: This is appropriate for an eight-month-old as the infant will be pulling up and standing in the crib.
Rationale 2: Hot dogs are associated with choking in young infants. Because infants have few teeth, they are unable to chew the hotdogs and may choke on them. Finger foods for infants should be limited to things that do not require chewing.
Rationale 3: This is an appropriate protective action that does not require additional teaching.
Rationale 4: This is appropriate to protect the crawling infant from burns.
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