A premature infant never seems to sleep longer than an hour at a time.Each time a light is turned on,an incubator closes,or people talk near her crib,she wakes up and cries inconsolably until held.The correct nursing diagnosis is ineffective coping related to
A) severe immaturity.
B) environmental stress.
C) physiologic distress.
D) behavioral responses.

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This nursing diagnosis is the most appropriate for this infant.Light and sound are known adverse stimuli that add to an already stressed premature infant.The nurse must monitor the environment closely for sources of overstimulation.The other diagnoses do not recognize that fact.

A Premature Infant Never Seems to Sleep Longer Than an Hour