Health Promotion and MaintenanceQuestion 2070 of 2368
Why should the nurse perform newborn hearing screening as close to discharge as possible?
- Early testing can produce false negative results that delay referral.
- The newborn must be awake and crying to complete the test.
- The test requires the umbilical stump to have fallen off.
- Testing too early after birth can produce false positive results.
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Correct answer: Testing too early after birth can produce false positive results.
Early testing can give false positive results, so it is done near discharge.
Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Healthy Newborn Care: Assessment (Recognize Cues). Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Practice the topic "Health Promotion and Maintenance"Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026