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The Nurse Is Assessing a 1-Week-Old Infant and Testing His

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The nurse is assessing a 1-week-old infant and testing his muscle strength.The nurse lifts the infant with her hands under the axillae,and notes that the infant starts to "slip" between her hands.The nurse should:


A) suspect a fractured clavicle.
B) consider 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 at this age is undeveloped.

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