The nurse working in the newborn nursery sees a man knocking on the nursery window requesting to hold his new son. The man identifies that the baby that is his and asks the nurse to bring the infant out to him. The nurse's best response is to:
1. Tell the man the baby will be brought out as soon as his diaper is changed.
2. Tell the man to go to the mother's room, and bring the baby to her.
3. Ask the man to wait in the waiting room and call Security.
4. Request that the nursing supervisor to talk with the man.
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Rationale: The man might or might not be the baby's father, but the nurse can only take the neonate to the mother and release the baby to her after checking ID bands to assure the correct match. There is no need to call Security unless the man is menacing or threatening in some way.
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