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While conducting a well-child assessment, the nurse suspects a 2-month-old has failure to thrive (FTT). Which height and weight measurement parameter should the nurse use to help diagnose this health problem?
 
  A) Height and weight below the 50th percentile
  B) Height and weight below the 15th percentile
  C) Height and weight below the 5th percentile
  D) Height and weight below the 10th percentile

Question 2

A nurse working in labor and delivery is teaching a group of pregnant clients about maternal risk factors associated with increased risk of the development of cerebral palsy (CP). Which statements will the nurse include?
 
  Select all that apply.
  A) Increased risk for CP occurs in women older than 35 and younger than 20.
  B) Increased risk for CP occurs in mothers and fathers of African-American decent.
  C) Increased risk for CP occurs in first-born children and in children born after the fourth child.
  D) Increased risk for CP occurs in children who are born prematurely.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

A child whose weight and height fall below the 5th percentile is diagnosed with failure to thrive. The other percentiles-10th, 15th, and 50th-are higher than the correct percentile.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B, C, D

Increased risk for CP occurs in mothers and fathers of African-American decent and in children who are born prematurely. There is also an increased risk for CP in first-born children and in children born after the fourth child. Risk for CP increases after a women is older than 40, not 35.





 

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