A nurse has been assigned to work on a pediatric care unit. When performing shift assessments, the nurse recognizes which of the following about patients in this age group? Select all that apply
A) In the weeks after birth, the infant's heart rate will normally be between 70 and 90 beats per minute.
B) Blood pressure assessments are not routinely performed on children under the age of 5.
C) As children grow and mature physiologically, their heart rates will decrease.
D) Boys will typically have a higher blood pressure reading than girls of the same age.
E) Toddlers may normally have heart rates below 100 beats per minute.
Ans: C, D, E
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