A newborn is rooming-in with his teenage mother, who is watching TV. The nurse notes that the baby is awake and quiet. The best nursing action is to ________.
1) pick the baby up and point out his alert behaviors to the mother.
2) tell the mother to pick up her baby and talk with him while he is awake.
3) focus care on the mother, rather than the infant so she can recuperate.
4) encourage the mother to feed the infant before he begins crying.