Question

1. A nurse is reinforcing teaching about nutrition with the parents of a 4-month-old infant. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

1. Give the infant a 180-mL (6-oz) bottle of fruit juice daily.
2. Offer the infant a teething biscuit after each feeding
3. Mix 2 tbsp of rice cereal with while milk.
4. Introduce a new food every 5 days.

Answer 1

1)A nurse is reinforcing teaching about nutrition with the parents of a 4-month-old infant. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

Ans) C)Mix 2 tbsp of rice cereal with while milk.

4 months old and shows the signs of readiness before introducing solids. the time is right, start with a single-grain, iron-fortified baby cereal .rice cereal has traditionally been the first food for babies, start with 1 or 2 tablespoons of cereal mixed with breast milk formula,Feed your baby with a small baby spoon, and never add cereal to a baby's bottle unless your doctor recommends it.At this stage, solids should be fed after a nursing session, not before.