The nurse teaches new parents about safe sleep for a 2-month-old infant. Which statement by a parent indicates correct understanding?
1I will put pillows around the baby to keep the baby warm.
2I will place the baby on the stomach if the baby spits up.
3I will place the baby on the back on a firm, flat sleep surface.✓ Correct answer
4I will let the baby sleep in an adult bed when the baby is fussy.
Explanation
Safe sleep teaching includes placing the infant on the back for sleep and using a firm, flat sleep surface. Soft bedding, pillows, and adult beds increase suffocation and sleep-related death risk. Prone positioning is not recommended for routine sleep.
Clinical Judgment Infant sleep safety is a prevention question: position and sleep surface matter most.
Memory Tip Back, firm, flat, no soft bedding.
KR vs US NCLEX infant safety items use clear safe-sleep rules rather than family preference.
Clinical Practice GuideCDC safe sleep guidance recommends placing infants on the back for all sleep times, using a firm flat surface, and keeping soft bedding out of the sleep area.
CautionCar seats, couches, pillows, and inclined surfaces are not routine sleep locations.
Safe Sleep — Infant sleep practices that reduce sleep-related death and suffocation risk.
Supine Position — Lying on the back, the recommended sleep position for infants.
SIDS — Sudden infant death syndrome, the sudden unexplained death of an infant.