Nutrition and Diet Therapy 6th Edition by Carroll Lutz, Erin Mazur , Nancy Litch

Exercise 4

Ms. C is bringing her 3-month-old baby girl to the well-baby clinic. 1.Ms. C states that the baby is taking 6 ounces of a commercial baby formula every 4 hours. 1.Ms. C has not added solid foods to the baby's diet. She was told to wait until the baby is 4 to 6 months old before adding cereal. 1.Ms. C is giving the baby the multivitamin preparation prescribed. She also has added cod liver oil to the infant's diet. "It's only a teaspoonful," she said. 1.Ms. C's grandmother gave 1.Ms. C cod liver oil as a child. 1.Ms. C credits her grandmother's care during her own childhood for her strong bones and teeth. She admires her grandmother, who at age 75 still stands straight and tall. Which of the following pieces of information should the nurse gather first to focus on the situation presented?
A) The amount of vitamin C in the multivitamin supplement
B) The conditions under which the vitamins are stored
C) 1.Ms. C's technique for measuring the vitamins
D) The total amount of vitamin D the infant receives each day