In the classification of newborns by gestational age and birth ...

[oliviahorn72]

In the classification of newborns by gestational age and birth weight, the appropriate for gestational age (AGA) weight would:
 
  a. Fall between the 25th and 75th percentiles for the infant's age.
  b. Depend on the infant's length and the size of the head.
  c. Fall between the 10th and 90th percentiles for the infant's age.
  d. Be modified to consider intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR).

Question 2

The nurse's care of a Hispanic family includes teaching about infant care. When devel-oping a plan of care, the nurse bases interventions on the knowledge that in traditional Hispanic families:
 
  a. Breastfeeding is encouraged immediately after birth.
  b. Male infants typically are circumcised.
  c. The maternal grandmother participates in the care of the mother and her infant.
  d. Special herbs mixed in water are used to stimulate the passage of meconium.

[katara]

Answer to Question 1

C
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A The AGA range is a large one: between the 10th and the 90th percentiles for in-fant age.
B These are measured but do not affect the normal weight designation.
C The AGA range is a large one.
D IUGR applies to the fetus, not the newborn's weight.

Answer to Question 2

C

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A Breastfeeding often is delayed until the third postpartum day.
B Hispanic male infants usually are not circumcised.
C In the Hispanic family, the expectant mother is influenced strongly by her mother or mother-in-law.
D Olive or castor oil may be given to stimulate the passage of meconium.