The nurse is teaching a group of mothers with newborn infants. What should the nurse explain about the anterior fontanel?
A) Can be expected to close between months two and three of life
B) Will close and the bones hardened by the time the child is l year old
C) May increase slightly in size during the first few months of life
D) Decreases in size rapidly during the first month of life
Ans: C
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The nurse is caring for a premature infant who is receiving an infusion of a substance in an attempt to close a patent ductus arteriosus. The nurse will explain to the mother that this substance is:
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