The nurse is assessing a 1-year-old at the well-child annual visit and notes the child is meeting the growth parameters. after noting the birth weight was 8 pounds (3.6 kg) and length was 20 inches (50.8 cm) long, which measurements would the nurse prepare to document for this visit?

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Lexie Sandoval

Biology

4 January, 23:55

The nurse is assessing a 1-year-old at the well-child annual visit and notes the child is meeting the growth parameters. after noting the birth weight was 8 pounds (3.6 kg) and length was 20 inches (50.8 cm) long, which measurements would the nurse prepare to document for this visit?

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Kane Lane · Answer 1

The nurse should document the following measurements: 24 pounds (10.8 kg) and 30 inches (75 cm). A child's growth constitutes an indicator of his/her emotional and physical health and normal development into a mature adult. A child triples his/her body weight by the time he/she reaches his/her first birthday. Also, during the first year, a child's height is increased by approximately 10 inches. According to all this, a 1-year-old who is meeting the growth parameters and was born 8 pounds and 20 inches, will be 8x3=24 pounds and 20+10=30 inches.