Author Question: The parents of a 7-month-old child have started offering solid foods to their baby. The baby has ... (Read 164 times)

stephzh · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The parents of a 7-month-old child have started offering solid foods to their baby. The baby has enjoyed and tolerated rice cereal, applesauce, and other fruits. Which food should the nurse recommend to be introduced next?

1. Strained beef
2. Green beans
3. Squash
4. Strained chicken

Question 2

What criteria does the nurse use to evaluate to determine if an infant's regurgitation, or spitting up, should be further investigated?

1. How often the baby spits up
2. How much the baby spits up at a time
3. If the baby is gaining weight adequately
4. The consistency of the regurgitated matter

flexer1n1 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Meat should be introduced last.
Rationale 2: Yellow vegetables should be offered before green vegetables.
Rationale 3: As the baby develops, foods are offered in the sequence in which they are generally best tolerated. Most experts recommend introducing cereals, fruits, yellow vegetables (squash), green vegetables (green beans), and then meats.
Rationale 4: Meat products should be introduced last.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Many babies spit up after every meal and some seem to spit up a great deal.
Rationale 2: How much the baby spits up at a time is not included in criteria to evaluate if the regurgitation should be further investigated.
Rationale 3: As long as the baby is gaining weight adequately, it is not abnormal for regurgitation or spitting up to occur.
Rationale 4: The consistency of the regurgitated material may be thin (just consumed) or curdled (has been partially digested) and either case is normal.