Health Promotion and Maintenance Practice Question
Question
The nurse is caring for a parent of a toddler and is focused on newborn care scenario 6. Which nursing action is most appropriate?
Answer choices
- A. Delay assessment until the next scheduled round if the client is not calling for help.
- B. Delegate the clinical assessment and nursing judgment to assistive personnel.
- C. Document the concern without notifying the appropriate provider or care team member when escalation is needed.
- D. Teach safe sleep, feeding cues, and signs requiring urgent evaluation.
Correct Answer
D. Teach safe sleep, feeding cues, and signs requiring urgent evaluation.
Explanation
The priority action for newborn care is to teach safe sleep, feeding cues, and signs requiring urgent evaluation. NCLEX-style prioritization favors safety, assessment, appropriate delegation, timely escalation, and client-centered teaching.
Question details
- Difficulty: hard
- Domain: Health Promotion and Maintenance
- Objective: newborn care