The nurse recognizes that the best time to test hearing is when the infant is in which behavioral state of sleep?
a. Active sleep
b. Quiet sleep
c. Quiet alert
d. Drowsiness
ANS: A
In the active sleep state, the infant responds easily to the sounds he or she hears. In the quiet sleep state, the infant is very difficult to wake. If the infant is already awake, it may be more difficult to identify movements and cues as responses to sounds from the hearing test.
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