The nurse is conducting a health surveillance visit with a 6-month-old infant. Which methods are appropriate to monitor the infant's growth pattern since birth?
1. Weight the infant twice and average together
2. Measure the infant's height
3. Measure the infant's head circumference
4. Determine the infant's body mass index
5. Plot the infant's growth on appropriate chart
Correct Answer: 1,3,5
Rationale: In order to determine the infant's growth pattern the nurse will obtain two weights and average them together, measure the infant's head circumference, and obtain the infant's length, not height. After the measurements have been obtained the nurse will plot the measurements on the appropriate growth chart and monitor the infant's growth pattern. Body mass index is not determined during infancy.
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