When planning care for an infant with a fractured clavicle, the nurse should recognize that in addition to gentle handling:
1. prone positioning will facilitate bone alignment.
2. no special treatment is necessary.
3. parents should be taught range of motion exercises.
4. the shoulder should be immobilized with a splint.
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1. Incorrect. Fractures in newborns generally heal rapidly. Except for use of gentle handling, no accepted treatment for fractured clavicle exists.
2. Correct. Fractures in newborns generally heal rapidly. Except for use of gentle handling, no accepted treatment for fractured clavicle exists.
3. Incorrect. Movement should be limited and the infant should be gently handled. It is not necessary to perform range of motion exercises on the infant.
4. Incorrect. A fractured clavicle does not require immobilization with a splint.
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