A nurse who is the manager of an ambulatory pediatric healthcare center is planning protocols for the routine healthcare visits of the children
Children at this care center have a high incidence of obesity. The nurse should ask all nurses to calculate the body mass index (BMI) for all pediatric clients at which age? 1. 12 months 2. 24 months
3. 36 months
4. 4 years
Answer:2
Rationale: The body mass index is first calculated at 2 years of age and gives information about the relationship between the height and weight of the child. With this information,the nurse would be able to develop strategies that may reduce the incidence of obesity.
Assessment
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