The nurse provides care to clients in a rural health clinic. What should the nurse emphasize to new mothers when providing well baby care?
a. Keep pets away from the child
b. The importance of supplemental fluoride
c. The importance of enrolling in the WIC program
d. Measure the child's length and plot on a growth chart
b. The importance of supplemental fluoride
Fluoride is essential for the mineralization of bones and teeth and supplementation may be necessary for children living in rural areas not having a fluorinated water supply. Measuring length and plotting it on a growth chart is a normal part of all well baby clinics. Inquiring about family pets is important regardless of geographic location of the clinic. All mothers are who qualify for WIC should be referred regardless of the area where they live.
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