The pediatric nurse performs a health assessment on a 9-year-old girl who weighs 23 kg and is 132 cm tall. How does the nurse document the patient's BMI?
A.
13.20
B.
13.82
C.
14.25
D.
14.68
ANS: A
The BMI-for-age is calculated by dividing the weight (in kilograms) by the height squared (in meters). However, because most health-care providers obtain height in centimeters, an alternative calculation is to divide the weight (in kilograms) by the height squared (in centimeters), then multiply by 10,000.
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