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You Are the Nurse Caring for a Newborn Infant Who

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You are the nurse caring for a newborn infant who has a cleft lip and cleft palate and shows signs of mental retardation. Which of the following actions on your part would best support the parents?


A) Model love and acceptance of the infant, and convey how precious the infant is.
B) Answer all questions, and give additional information with absolute honesty no matter how difficult it may be for the parents to accept.
C) Immediately give the parents the number of the support group for parents with children who are mentally retarded.
D) Call the chaplain, and ask the chaplain to talk with the parents.

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