New research indicates that to increase safety the nurse should instruct parents to do which of the following?
1. Provide a stuffed toy for comfort.
2. Cover the infant loosely with a blanket.
3. Place the infant on his or her back.
4. Use small pillows in the crib.
ANS: 3
Infants are usually placed on their backs to prevent suffocation or on their sides to prevent aspi-ration of stomach contents. To reduce the chance of suffocation, pillows, stuffed toys, or the ends of loose blankets should not be placed in cribs. Infants should not be covered loosely with a blanket because infants might pull them over their faces and suffocate. To reduce the chance of suffocation, pillows should not be placed in cribs.
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