The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner enters an exam room and finds
a 2monthold infant in a car seat on the exam table. The infant's mother is playing a game on her smart phone. The nurse practitioner interprets this behavior as

Question

The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner enters an exam room and finds
a 2­month­old infant in a car seat on the exam table. The infant's mother is playing a game on her smart phone. The nurse practitioner interprets this behavior as

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The nurse practitioner should interpret the behavior as of moderate concern for parenting problems since the mother may not be giving the infant proper attention during the visit. However, this behavior alone is not enough to make a definitive diagnosis of postpartum depression or parental neglect.

The Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Enters an Exam Room