The nurse notes that when a neonate is stroked on the left cheek, she turns her head toward the left. The nurse most correctly interprets this to be
a. a normal reflex called the tonic neck reflex
b. an abnormal response that needs to be further evaluated
c. an abnormal response known as head turning
d. the rooting reflex, which is normal
D
The rooting reflex is described as the turning of the mouth and nose in the direction of any facial touch.
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