The student nurse notices that a newborn weighs less today compared with the newborn's birth weight three days ago. The nursing instructor explains that newborns lose weight following birth due to:
1. A shift of intracellular water to extracellular spaces.
2. Loss of meconium stool.
3. A shift of extracellular water to intracellular spaces.
4. The sleep-wake cycle.
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Rationale 1: A shift of intracellular water to extracellular space accounts for the 5% to 10% of weight loss during the first few days of life.
Rationale 2: Loss of meconium stool does not affect this amount of weight loss.
Rationale 3: A shift of intracellular water to extracellular space accounts for the 5% to 10% of weight loss during the first few days of life.
Rationale 4: The sleep-wake cycle does not affect this amount of weight loss.
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