1. A 6-month old male is at
3. "At 6 months his weight should be
his well-child checkup.
approximately twice his birth weight."
The nurse
Rationale: Infants should double their weight by
weighs him, and his mother
asks if
his weight is normal for his age. The 4-6-months of age.
nurse's best response is:
1. "At 6 months his weight should
be approximately three times
his birth weight."
2. "Each child gains weight at his
or her own pace."
3. "At 6 months his weight
should be approximately
twice his birth weight."
4. At 6 months a child should
weigh about 10 lb more than
his or her birth weight."
2. How can the nurse best possible.
facilitate the trust 4. Advise the parents to
relationship between in- fant participate actively in
and parents while the infant is their child's care.
hospitalized? The nurse
should:
1. Encourage the parents to
remain at their child's bedside
as much as possible.
2. Keep parents informed
about all aspects of their
child's condition.
3. Encourage the parents to
hold their child as much as
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3. Encourage the parents to hold their child as much as possible.
3.
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The nurse is going to give a juice per day."
6-month-old a dose of Rocephin
IM. What must the nurse do 5. Which statement
when the accurately de- scribes the
1.5 mL dose arrives from the best method for assess-
phar- macy?
1. Administer the injection into
the deltoid muscle.
2. Divide the dose into two
injec- tions.
3. Administer the injection into
the dorsogluteal muscle.
4. Give dose as a single injection
into the vastus lateralis
muscle.
4. Which statement by an
infant's mother leads the
nurse to be- lieve she needs
further education about the
nutritional needs of a 6-
month-old?
1. "I will continue to breastfeed
my son and will give him rice
cereal three times a day."
2. "I will start my son on fruits
and gradually introduce
vegetables."
3. "I will start my son on carrots
and will introduce one new
vegetable every few days."
4. "I will not give my son any
more than 8 ounces of baby
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2. Divide the dose into two injections.
Rationale: A nurse should not deliver more than 1 mL
per IM injection to a 6-month old.
2. "I will start my son on fruits and gradually intro-
duce vegetables."
Rationale: Infants should be started on vegetables prior
to fruits. The sweetness of fruits may inhibit infants
from taking vegetables.
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4. The nurse should assess the child while she
is in her mother's lap.