When a new mother tells the home health nurse that her baby has frequent loose stools, the nurse's response will be based on the knowledge that:
a. Loose stools in an infant indicate a digestive disorder
b. Infants have a short large intestine and absorb less water
c. Infants are particularly prone to infectious diarrhea
d. The infant is reacting to a change in the formula
B
Infants have a shorter large intestine than the adult, which absorbs less water from the bowel content and results in loose stools.
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