A new mother asks, "Why should I bring my baby in for a checkup? He isn't sick." The nurse's best response is:
a. "He may have a problem that you haven't identified."
b. "Well-baby visits allow the doctor to determine whether your baby is growing and developing normally."
c. "These visits are required by law to identify communicable diseases."
d. "Please ask your pediatrician to explain this to you."
B
The pediatrician uses well-baby checkups to observe for abnormalities, to answer parental questions, to give immunizations, and to observe the normal growth and development of the infant.
Check ups are done to allow for pediatrician's to identify problems not for the mother to identify problems.
Check-ups are not required by law.
The nurse can answer this question; it does not need to be answered by the pediatrician.
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