During a community health class, the nurse is educating prenatal patients and their partners about normal newborn behavior. Which attendee's statement indicates that teaching was effective? "I can expect that my newborn baby:

Question

1. "Will be able to hear very well immediately after she is born."
2. "Should be trained to breastfeed by being encouraged to suck on a pacifier before feedings."
3. "Will have difficulty seeing me close up in the hours right after delivery."
4. "Should be discouraged form sucking on a pacifier if he is bottle feeding."

Answer 1

Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Newborns have very acute hearing immediately after birth.
Rationale 2: Pacifiers should be offered to breastfed infants only after breastfeeding is well established or during prolonged times away from the mother, or when stressful or painful procedures are required.
Rationale 3: The newborn is nearsighted and has best vision at a distance of 8 to 15 inches.
Rationale 4: For bottle-fed infants, there is no reason to discourage nonnutritive sucking with a pacifier.