Author Question: Assessment reveals that a child weighs 73 lbs and is 4 ft 1 in tall. The nurse calculates this ... (Read 101 times)

P68T · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

Assessment reveals that a child weighs 73 lbs and is 4 ft 1 in tall. The nurse calculates this child's body mass index as:

A) 19.1
B) 20.7
C) 21.4
D) 24.5

Question 2

A mother brings her 3-1/2-year-old daughter to the emergency department because the child has been vomiting and having diarrhea for the past 36 hours. When assessing this child's temperature, which method would be least appropriate?

A) Oral
B) Tympanic
C) Rectal
D) Axillary