Nursing Strategies to Improve the Growth and Development of the Child

question 11

Multiple Choice

Nursing strategies to improve the growth and development of the child with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection should include what?

• A) Provide only those foods that the child feels like eating.
• B) Fortify foods with nutritional supplements to maximize quality of intake.
• C) Weigh the child and measure height and muscle mass on a daily basis.
• D) Provide high-fat and high-calorie meals and snacks to meet body requirements for growth.

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Definitions:

Skeletal Muscles

Voluntary muscles attached to the skeleton, responsible for movement and maintaining posture.

Dense Regular Connective Tissue

A type of connective tissue with tightly packed collagen fibers that run in parallel, providing great strength in one direction, such as tendons and ligaments.

Blood Smear

A sample of blood spread thinly onto a microscope slide for examination, allowing for the evaluation of blood cells.

Erythrocytes

Red blood cells, which are responsible for carrying oxygen throughout the body.