Which of the following statements about newborn screenings is false?
1. All abnormal results should be repeated and the infant given a thorough examination.
2. Blood spot specimens should be obtained from every neonate before discharge unless the infant is low birth weight (less than 2 kilograms).
3. Nurses in community settings should be alert in identifying those at risk of not being screened (i.e., infants born at home and infants born outside the United States).
4. Testing of all infants for congenital diseases such as hypothyroidism and PKU is required by law.
ANS: 2
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