Author Question: A nurse is caring for a neonate who weighs 7 pounds 3 ounces at birth. The nurse explains to the ... (Read 48 times)

jwb375 · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

A nurse is caring for a neonate who weighs 7 pounds 3 ounces at birth. The nurse explains to the neonate's mother that by 1 year, the infant's expected weight will be:

a. 10 pounds 3 ounces.
b. 14 pounds 6 ounces.
c. 21 pounds 9 ounces.
d. 28 pounds 12 ounces.

Question 2

Listening for bowel sounds should be done over all four quadrants of the abdomen using the diaphragm of the stethoscope. The normal rate of bowel sounds per minute is:

a. 2-10.
b. 3-20.
c. 4-32.
d. 5-40.

apple · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
By the time the baby is 1 year of age, the birth weight has tripled.

Answer to Question 2

C
The normal rate of bowel sounds per minute is 4-32.