The nurse is teaching a newborn care class to parents who are about to give birth to their first babies. Which statement indicates that teaching was effective? "My baby:
1. "Will be able to focus on my face when she is about a month old."
2. "May startle a little if a loud noise happens near her."
3. "Can taste sour things, like my breast milk will be."
4. "Won't have a sense of smell until she is older."
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Rationale:
1. Newborns can focus on faces, eyes, and shiny objects at birth.
2. Stimulation of the startle reflex is common with exposure to an occasional loud noise. Newborns might be habituated to repetitive loud noises, resulting in no response.
3. Newborns taste sweet, not sour, tastes. Breast milk is much sweeter than cow's milk.
4. The sense of smell is present at birth. A 1-week-old infant can detect her mother's breast pads through her sense of smell.
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