The nurse manager of the neonatal intensive care unit is preparing a handout for new parents. Which statement should the nurse include?
1. Neonates have a tendency to become dehydrated.
2. Sugar is always present in the urine of a newborn.
3. The kidneys are fully functional by 30 weeks' gestation.
4. Newborns can eliminate excess fluid as quickly as an adult.
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Explanation:
1. Neonates cannot concentrate their urine or pull water back into the vascular volume, and thus can become dehydrated easily.
2. Glucose is not identified as always being present in the urine of a newborn.
3. Full nephron function does not develop until 34 to 36 weeks.
4. Newborns have difficulty eliminating excess fluid because of their relatively low glomerular filtration rate during the first 2 weeks of life.
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