An experienced NICU nurse is explaining to a new nurse why premature infants have such great nutritional needs. What information should the experienced nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
A.
The pancreas doesn't produce enough insulin for food use.
B.
Their guts are premature and don't absorb nutrients.
C.
They haven't built up stores in utero like term babies.
D.
They have complications that increase their metabolic rate.
E.
They lose 10% of their already-low weight at birth.
ANS: C, D, E
Several factors exist to cause increased nutritional demands in the premature infant. They haven't have time in the uterus to build up nutritional stores like normal term babies do, their many complications increase their metabolic rate, and they lose 10% of their body weight after birth, which they can ill afford, Certainly some premature infants have intestinal and pancreatic problems, but this is not a true statement for all.
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