The mother of a 9-month-old infant is concerned that the head circumference of her baby is greater than the chest circumference. The best response by the nurse is:
a. "This is normal until the age of 1 year, and then the chest will be greater."
b. "Perhaps your baby was small for gestational age or premature."
c. "Let me ask you a few questions, and perhaps we can figure out the cause of this difference."
d. "These circumferences normally are the same, but in some babies this just differs."
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A Correct. From birth to about 1 year, the head circumference is greater than the chest circumference.
B Incorrect. In response to the expressed concern by the mother of a 9-month-old infant that the head circumference of her baby is greater than the chest circumference, the best response by the nurse is not: "Perhaps your baby was small for gestational age or premature."
C Incorrect. In response to the expressed concern by the mother of a 9-month-old infant that the head circumference of her baby is greater than the chest circumference, the best response by the nurse is not: "Let me ask you a few questions, and perhaps we can figure out the cause of this difference."
D Incorrect. In response to the expressed concern by the mother of a 9-month-old infant that the head circumference of her baby is greater than the chest circumference, the best response by the nurse is not: "These circumferences normally are the same, but in some babies this just differs."
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