RN Exam Practice
Health Promotion and MaintenanceQuestion 1405 of 2368

A parent asks where the infant should sleep to lower the risk of SIDS. Which response is correct?

  1. In the parents' bed
  2. In a bed shared with a sibling
  3. In a separate bed in the same room as the parents
  4. On a waterbed with a soft comforter
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Correct answer: In a separate bed in the same room as the parents

Sharing a bed raises SIDS risk, while a separate bed in the same room lowers it.

Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), High-risk Newborn Care: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Health Promotion and Maintenance"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026