A nurse who is the manager of an ambulatory pediatric health care center is planning protocols for the routine health care visits of the children. Children at this care center have a high incidence of obesity
The nurse should ask all nurses to calculate the body mass index (BMI) for all pediatric clients at which age? 1. 12 months
2. 24 months
3. 36 months
4. 4 years
2
Rationale:
Body mass index is first calculated at 2 years of age, and gives information about the relationship between the height and weight of the child. With this information, the nurse would be able to develop strategies that can reduce the incidence of obesity.
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