Parents of an infant with slow weight gain ask the nurse if they can feed their baby a highly concentrated formula. An appropriate response given by the nurse would be
1. "A higher-concentrated formulacould lead to dehydration because of high sodium content;let's discuss other strategies."
2. "An undiluted formula concentratecould be given to help the child gain weight;let's look at brands."
3. "Evaporated milk could be given tothe infant instead of the current formula you're using."
4. "A higher-concentrated formulacould be given for daytime feedings; let's work on a schedule."
Answer:1
Rationale:Parents and caregivers of bottle-fed babies should be taught never to give undiluted formula concentrate or evaporated milk due to the high sodium content.
Implementation
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