A nurse assesses the height and weight measurements on an infant and documents these measurements at the 75th percentile. The nurse notes that the previous measurements two months ago were at the 25th percentile.How should the nurse interpret these data?
1. The infant is not gaining enoughweight.
2. The infant has gained a significantamount of weight.
3. The previous measurements weremost likely inaccurate.
4. These measurements are most likelyinaccurate.
Question 2
The nurse working with a family has observed that the older children have a large number of dental caries, and so plans to provide the mother with information to prevent the development of dental caries in her new infant.
Which of these interventions will prevent the development of
dental caries in infants? (Select all that apply.)
1. Avoiding nursing or giving the infanta bottle at bedtime
2. Giving foods high in sugar only atbreakfast time
3. Using a soft moist gauze for cleaning
4. Using a topical anesthetic dailybeginning as soon as the first tooth begins to erupt
Mother gorilla with 10-day-old infant
The nurse conducts the health history as the first step in the nursing assessment
Measuring Patient Height
Application of an ostomy bag or pouch: B, An ostomy nurse applying an ostomy bag to a stoma;
Metabolic syndromes: Dealing with Weight Extremes