Posted: June 16th, 2017

The nurse hears the mother of a 5-pound neonate telling a friend on the telephone, “As soon as I get home, I’ll give him some cereal to get him to gain weight?”  The nurse recognizes the need for further instruction about infant feeding and tells her

The nurse hears the mother of a 5-pound neonate telling a friend on the telephone, “As soon as I get home, I’ll give him some cereal to get him to gain weight?”  The nurse recognizes the need for further instruction about infant feeding and tells her

A. “If you give the baby cereal, be sure to use Rice to prevent allergy.”
B. “The baby is not able to swallow cereal, because he is too small.”
C. “The infant’s digestive tract cannot handle complex carbohydrates like cereal.”
D. “If you want him to gain weight, just double his daily intake of formula.”