A six-month-old infant has been hospitalized several times with diarrhea. The nurse evaluates home care to determine the cause of the repeated illnesses. Which is the most likely cause of the repeated gastroenteritis?
1. The infant is allowed to drink from her parents' drinks at meal time.
2. If the infant doesn't finish her bottle, the mother returns it to the refrigerator to be used later in the day.
3. There are three school-age children in the family.
4. The infant often wears only a diaper around the house.
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Rationale 1: The parents are showing no symptoms of gastroenteritis, so this is probably not the cause of the infant's problems.
Rationale 2: This practice would allow bacteria to grow in the milk and should be discontinued. Unfinished formula should be discarded.
Rationale 3: There is no evidence the other children have had any illnesses.
Rationale 4: An infant who only wears a diaper is not more susceptible to diarrhea than other infants.
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