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An infant born 10 minutes prior was brought into the nursery for its exam. The nurse notices the infant's lip and palate are malformed. The father comes up to door and asks if the baby seems okay. What is the appropriate response by the nurse?

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Well, you need to be informed of certain observations and findings about your infants at present, your presence will be needed.

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The nurse should brief the parents of like-hood complication that may arise from the observation of the infants condition. She should enlighten them that infants lip and palate are common abnormalities of infants; due to non closure of some facial structures during face formation.And may be as a result of both genetic and environmental conditions. She should conclude; that detail analysis of the malformation will be given for correct diagnosis.

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