A student nurse has been assigned to the newborn unit for clinical. The student is reviewing information about fontanels. What information does the student nurse include in the preconference presentation on fontanels?
1 . Fontanels allow growth of the infant's head
2 . Fontanels permit the skull of the infant to change shape
3 . Fontanels are the firm area of the skull upon palpation
4 . Fontanels allow the newborn to pass through the birth canal
A) 1, 2, 3
B) 1, 2, 4
C) 1, 3, 4
D) 2, 3, 4
B
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The newborn's skull is not yet fused, which permits the skull to change shape as it passes through the birth canal and allows growth of the infant's head. The membranous areas between an infant's cranial bones ("soft spots") are called fontanels.
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