The nurse is assessing the developmental milestones of an infant. The infant was born 8 weeks ago and was 4 weeks premature. The nurse anticipates that the infant will be meeting milestones for what age of child? Record your answer in weeks

What will be an ideal response?


Ans: 4
To determine adjusted age, subtract the number of weeks that the infant was premature (4 weeks) from the infant's chronological age (8 weeks).

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