Supportive care for the family of an infant who died from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) includes:
1. Interviewing parents to determine the cause of the SIDS incident.
2. Allowing parents to hold, touch, and rock the infant.
3. Sheltering parents from the grief by not giving them any personal items of the infant, such as footprints.
4. Advising parents that an autopsy is not necessary.
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Rationale:
1. The other options are nontherapeutic.
2. The parents should be allowed to hold, touch, and rock the infant, giving them a chance to say good-bye to their baby.
3. The other options are nontherapeutic.
4. The death of an infant without a known medical condition is an indication for an autopsy.
Implementation
Psychosocial Integrity
Application
Learning Outcome 25.4 Differentiate between different causes of apnea in infants and children, and identify nursing actions appropriate for each.
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