The nurse is performing anthropometric measurements on a client in the clinic setting. The nurse would use which of the following definitions of this term when explaining this to the client?
1. The assessment is obtained by subtracting the height in centimeters from the weight in pounds and multiplying by 2.
2. The assessment includes any scientific measurement of the body for nutritional analysis.
3. The measurements include the use of growth chart evaluations to plot height and weight.
4. The measurement estimates skinfold thicknesses.
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Rationale 1: The assessment is obtained by subtracting the height in centimeters from the weight in pounds and multiplying by 2. Anthropometric measurements are specific body measurements such as height, weight, and measurement of body fat. It does not utilize the calculation of weight and height in this manner.
Rationale 2: The assessment includes any scientific measurement of the body for nutritional analysis. Anthropometric measurements are any scientific measurements of the body.
Rationale 3: The measurements include the use of growth chart evaluations to plot height and weight. Anthropometric measurements are any scientific measurements of the body. They are not simply growth chart evaluations.
Rationale 4: The measurement estimates skinfold thicknesses. Anthropometric measurements are any scientific measurements of the body. They may include height, weight, measurement of body fat, and muscle composition. They may include measurements of skinfold thickness, not estimations.
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