With regard to the nutrient needs of breastfed and formula-fed infants, nurses should be aware that:

a. Breastfed infants need extra water in hot climates.
b. During the first 3 months, breastfed infants consume more energy than formu-la-fed infants.
c. Breastfeeding infants should receive oral vitamin D drops daily at least during the first 2 months.
d. Vitamin K injections at birth are not needed for infants fed on specially enriched formula.


C

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A Neither breastfed nor formula-fed infants need to be given water, not even in very hot climates.
B During the first 3 months, formula-fed infants consume more energy than breastfed infants and therefore tend to grow more rapidly.
C Human milk contains only small amounts of vitamin D.
D Vitamin K shots are required for all infants because the bacteria that produce it are absent from the baby's stomach at birth.

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