ATI TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills) Version 7ReadingMedium
A nurse is educating a new mother on safe sleep practices for infants. The nurse provides a pamphlet that states: "Always place your baby on their back to sleep, for naps and at night. Use a firm sleep surface, such as a crib mattress, covered with a fitted sheet. Keep the crib free of loose bedding, blankets, pillows, bumpers, and soft toys. Share your room, not your bed, with your baby for at least the first 6 months. Avoid smoking, alcohol, and illicit drug use during pregnancy and after birth. Offer a pacifier at naptime and bedtime, but do not force it." Which of the following practices, if observed, would indicate the mother needs further education on safe infant sleep?
- AHaving the baby sleep in a bassinet next to the mother's bed.
- BUsing a soft blanket to swaddle the baby inside the crib.
- COffering a pacifier to the baby before naps.
- DPlacing the baby to sleep on their back in a crib.
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: B. Using a soft blanket to swaddle the baby inside the crib.
The pamphlet explicitly states, 'Keep the crib free of loose bedding, blankets, pillows, bumpers, and soft toys.' Using a soft blanket inside the crib, even for swaddling, introduces loose bedding, a SIDS risk factor.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. This aligns with 'Share your room, not your bed, with your baby', as a bassinet next to the bed is a recommended form of room-sharing.
- C. This is explicitly recommended: 'Offer a pacifier at naptime and bedtime'.
- D. This aligns perfectly with the instruction 'Always place your baby on their back to sleep' and 'firm sleep surface, such as a crib mattress'.
Safe Infant Sleep Practices
Guidelines established by health organizations to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related infant deaths.
- Back to sleep is paramount.
- Firm, clear sleep surface is essential.
- Room-sharing, not bed-sharing, is recommended.
Memory trick: SAFE Sleep: Alone, Back, Crib, Clear!