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The nurse weighs a patient at the same time of day with the same scale and same clothing as a simple and accurate method of determining:
 
  a. an accurate weight.
  b. water balance.
  c. adequate nutrition.
  d. urinary output.

Question 2

A nurse understands that an average weight for a 12-month-old is:
 
  a. 18.5 pounds.
  b. 21.5 pounds.
  c. 28.5 pounds.
  d. 34.5 pounds.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B
A simple and accurate method of determining water balance is to weigh the patient under the same conditions each day.

Answer to Question 2

B
By the time the baby is 1 year of age, the birth weight has tripled (average weight is 21.5 pounds).


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