The nurse assessing a newborn in the NICU documents the following data for this client: weight: 4.5 lb, gestation: 35 weeks. How would the nurse classify this newborn?
A) Low birth weight, preterm
B) Low birth weight, term
C) Very low birth weight, preterm
D) Very low birth weight, term
A
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Low birth weight is less than 5.5 lb and preterm is born before the completion of the 37th week gestation. Term babies are born from the 38th week, but before completion of the 41st week. Very low birth weight is 1 to 3.5 lb.
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