A 21-year-old mother who has decided not to breast-feed is seeking advice about formula feeding for her newborn son before leaving the hospital

What advice should a nurse give this woman in regard to burping her newborn? She should burp the newborn:
A) after every half-ounce.
B) after every ounce.
C) after every feeding.
D) only when the infant appears to be in discomfort.


A

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The nurse is assessing the Tanner stage in an adolescent female. The nurse recognizes that the stages are based on which?

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