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sabina · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

Which is a priority in counseling parents of a 6-month-old infant?

a. Increased appetite from secondary growth spurt
b. Allowing the infant to self-feed
c. Securing a developmentally safe environment for the infant
d. Strategies to teach infants to sit up

Question 2

A nurse is assessing a child with diabetes insipidus. Which sign should the nurse expect to note?

a. Weight gain
b. Increased urine specific gravity
c. Increased urination
d. Serum sodium level of 130 mEq/L

batool · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Safety is a primary concern as an infant becomes increasingly mobile. The infant's appetite and growth velocity decrease in the second half of infancy. Fine motor development, which is refined in the second half of infancy, is necessary before the infant can self-feed. Unless the infant has a neuromuscular deficit, strategies for teaching a normally developing infant to sit up are not necessary.

Answer to Question 2

C
The deficiency of antidiuretic hormone associated with diabetes insipidus causes the body to excrete large volumes of dilute urine. Weight gain results from retention of water when there is an excessive production of antidiuretic hormone; in diabetes insipidus there is a decreased production of antidiuretic hormone. Concentrated urine is a sign of the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH), in which there is an excessive production of antidiuretic hormone. A deficiency of antidiuretic hormone, as with diabetes insipidus, results in an increased serum sodium concentration (greater than 145 mEq/L).