You have prepared a deceased newborn for the family to visit. You would invite them to:

a. visit the child in the utility room for a few minutes
b. provide chairs and allow them to hold the baby as long as they wish
c. visit with the deceased newborn until the funeral home personnel come
d. enter alone without any presentation or remarks by the nurse


B

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A Incorrect. The area for viewing the deceased newborn should be clean, quiet, and in an area appropriate for the living, which does not include the utility room.
B Correct. The area for viewing the deceased newborn should be clean, quiet, and in an area appropriate for the living. The deceased newborn can be placed in a bassinette, fully clothed and swaddled in a blanket. Chairs should be provided. Parents should be allowed to hold the baby and to stay as long as they wish.
C Incorrect. Parents should be allowed to hold the baby and to stay as long as they wish, not until the funeral home personnel come.
D Incorrect. A nurse should be available to present the baby to the parents just as would be done if the newborn were alive.

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