Nursing care of the infant with neonatal abstinence syndrome should include
a. Positioning the infant's crib in a quiet corner of the nursery
b. Feeding the infant on a 2-hour schedule
c. Placing stuffed animals and mobiles in the crib to provide visual stimulation
d. Spending extra time holding and rocking the infant
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A Placing the crib in a quiet corner helps avoid excessive stimulation of the infant.
B These infants have an increase calorie needs, but poor suck and swallow
coordination. Feeding should occur to meet these needs.
C Stimulation should be kept to a minimum.
D The neonate needs to have reduced handling and disturbances.
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