The emergency department (ED) nurse assesses a baby who presents with a retinal hemorrhage. The mother states, "She just wouldn't stop crying." Which does the nurse suspect based on this data?
1) Shaken baby syndrome
2) Munchausen syndrome by proxy
3) Neglect
4) Emotional abuse
ANS: 1
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