The nurse is assessing a 1-week-old infant and is testing his muscle strength.The nurse lifts the infant with hands under the axillae and notices that the infant starts to "slip" between the hands.The nurse should:
A) suspect a fractured clavicle.
B) suspect that the infant may have a deformity of the spine.
C) suspect that the infant may have weakness of the shoulder muscles.
D) consider this a normal finding because the musculature of an infant this age is undeveloped.
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