A Child in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Is Alert

question 47

Multiple Choice

A child in the pediatric intensive care unit is alert and able to eat.The child's parent asks the nurse "Why do you keep feeding my child so much? I don't want her to become fat." Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?

• A) "I understand your concerns and would be worried too."
• B) "She is undernourished and needs to gain some weight."
• C) "Very sick children need more nutrition for healing."
• D) "We are monitoring her intake and she won't get fat."

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