The telephone triage nurse at a pediatric clinic knows each call is important.However,recognizing that infant deaths are most frequent in this group,the nurse must be extra attentive during the call from the parent of an infant who is
1. less than 3 weeks old.
2. of an American Indian family.
3. of a non-Hispanic black family.
4. between 6 months old and 8 months old.
Answer:1
Rationale: Almost two-thirds of all infant deaths occur during the first 28 days after birth.During 2000,the infant mortality statistics for non-Hispanic blacks were 13.6 per 100,000 live births and for American Indian and Alaskan Natives were 8.3 per 100,000 live births.
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