What would the nurse expect to find in a child admitted to the hospital for nonorganic failure to thrive?
a. Cry to be picked up
b. Be limp like a rag doll
c. Be responsive to cuddling
d. Weigh in the 10th percentile for age
ANS: B
Some children with failure to thrive have rag-doll limpness (hypotonia) and appear wary of their caregivers.
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