The family rushes a four-month-old infant to the hospital after finding the infant not breathing. The child is diagnosed as a victim of sudden infant death syndrome. Supportive care for this family would include:
1. Sheltering parents from the grief by not giving them any personal items of the infant, such as footprints.
2. Allowing parents to hold, touch, and rock the dead infant.
3. Advising parents that an autopsy is not necessary.
4. Interviewing parents to determine the cause of the SIDS incident.
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Rationale 1: Parents will want any personal items available.
Rationale 2: The parents should be allowed to hold, touch, and rock the infant, giving them a chance to say good-bye to their baby.
Rationale 3: The death of an infant without a known medical condition is an indication for an autopsy.
Rationale 4: The parents need to know that SIDS is not their fault.
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