While assessing an 8-month-old infant, the best strategy for the nurse to use to promote communication with the infant would be to:
1. Speak to the infant in low-pitched, soft tones.
2. Place the infant out of the parents' view to decrease distraction.
3. Lean over the infant's face and talk with forceful tones.
4. Use touch, patting and cuddling the infant.
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Rationale:
1. Infants prefer high-pitched, soft tones.
2. Infants do not like to be separated from their parents.
3. It can be scary for an unfamiliar adult to lean over an infant's face.
4. Infants thrive on touch, and it is a significant form of communication for them.
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