The neonatal nurse explains to new parents that infants are at greater risk for fluid and electrolyte imbalance than are older children. Which of the following parent comments would indicate that further education is needed?
1. "Infants have a higher metabolic rate than older children do."
2. "An infant has little body water for reserve, as compared with an adult."
3. "Infants lose water through their skin, and they have a larger proportion of skin surface area than older children do."
4. "Infants maintain their temperature by losing heat through their heads."
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Rationale:
1. This is a true statement.
2. This is a true statement.
3. This is a true statement.
4. Losing heat through their heads will have minimal affect on fluid loss in infants.
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