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Sucking/Rooting Reflex
Sucking/Rooting Reflex ( 2 Questions)
A nurse is assessing a newborn’s neurologic function by eliciting the sucking and rooting reflex.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take to elicit this reflex?
placing an object in the newborn’s palm will elicit thegrasp reflex, which makes the newborn hold on to the object tightly.
touching the sole of the newborn’s foot will elicit theBabinski reflex, which makes the newborn fan out their toes and curl their foot inward.
This action will elicit therooting reflex, which helps the newborn find the breast or bottle nipple for feeding.Thesucking reflexoccurs after the rooting reflex, when the roof of the newborn’s mouth is stimulated by the nipple.
turning the newborn’s head to one side will elicit thetonic neck reflex, which makes the newborn extend their arm and leg on that side and flex their limbs on the opposite side.
This action will elicit the rooting reflex, which helps the newborn find the breast or bottle nipple for feeding. The sucking reflex occurs after the rooting reflex, when the roof of the newborn’s mouth is stimulated by the nipple.