A caregiver asks the nurse to explain his infant's weight loss of 10% of birth weight, which occurred by the third or fourth day after birth
The nurse would explain that this weight loss is known as physiological weight loss and is due to which of the following causes? a. not being nourished any longer by the rich placenta
b. the exhaustion of the baby after the birth experience
c. the loss of extracellular fluid and meconium
d. the time it takes to learn to suckle adequately
C
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A Incorrect. Explaining the infant's weight loss of 10% of birth weight to the caregiver, the nurse will not offer as explanation that the infant is not being nourished any longer by the rich placenta.
B Incorrect. Explaining the infant's weight loss of 10% of birth weight to the caregiver, the nurse will not offer as explanation the exhaustion of the baby after the birth experience.
C Correct. Usually, neonates lose approximately 10% of birth weight by the third or fourth day after birth. This expected change in weight is called physiological weight loss, and it is due to the loss of extracellular fluid and meconium.
D Incorrect. Explaining the infant's weight loss of 10% of birth weight to the caregiver, the nurse will not offer as explanation the time it takes to learn to suckle adequately.
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