NCLEX-RN · Question #382
A 10-month-old infant's mother says that he takes fresh whole milk eagerly, but that when she offered him baby foods at 6 months of age, he pushed them out of his mouth. Because he has gained weight…
The correct answer is D. He should be started on iron-enriched cereal, meat, vegetables, fruits, and juices prior to bottle. (A) If the infant is given the bottle first, he will be less likely to be hungry enough to eat the solid (B) Milk is deficient in iron, vitamin C, zinc, and fluoride. It does not provide an adequate diet. (C) The vitamin supplement will help, but the infant needs an iron…
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A 10-month-old infant's mother says that he takes fresh whole milk eagerly, but that when she offered him baby foods at 6 months of age, he pushed them out of his mouth. Because he has gained weight appropriately, she has quit trying to get him to eat other foods. The nurse's response is based on the knowledge that:
Options
- AMilk intake should be limited to no more than four 8-oz bottles per day and should be followed by
- BMilk is an excellent food and will meet his nutritional needs adequately until he is ready to eat solid
- CIt is acceptable to continue to give him whole milk and to delay giving solid foods as long as he
- DHe should be started on iron-enriched cereal, meat, vegetables, fruits, and juices prior to bottle
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(20 responses)- A5% (1)
- C5% (1)
- D90% (18)
Explanation
(A) If the infant is given the bottle first, he will be less likely to be hungry enough to eat the solid (B) Milk is deficient in iron, vitamin C, zinc, and fluoride. It does not provide an adequate diet. (C) The vitamin supplement will help, but the infant needs an iron supplement. (D) Giving the solid food when the infant is hungriest will increase the likelihood that he will eat. The more solid food he takes, the less milk he will desire.
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