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Kthamas

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The nurse will assess the newborn for passage of stool and will expect the newborn to pass which of the following stools:
 
  a. a pasty yellow stool by 24 hours c. a meconium stool by 24 hours
  b. firm, pale yellow stool by 18 hours d. a meconium stool by 72 hours

Question 2

A child is 4 feet, 10 inches tall. She weighs 70 lb. Calculate her BMI:
 
  a. 70B. 15.1C. 58
 D. 12.5



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Answer to Question 1

C

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A Incorrect. The newborn stool that is pasty yellow indicates the infant is being breastfed, but does not occur until the meconium and the transitional stool have occurred.
B Incorrect. The newborn stool that is firm, pale yellow indicates the infant is being breastfed, but does not occur until the meconium and the transitional stool have occurred, not by 18 hours.
C Correct. The nurse will assess the newborn for passage of stool and will expect the newborn to pass a meconium stool within 24-48 hours of birth.
D Incorrect. The transitional stool will be passed by the 3rd day after birth.

Answer to Question 2

B
BMI is calculated with the following formula:



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