What should the nurse know with regard to appraising the growth and development potential of a preterm infant?
A) Tell the parents that their child won't catch up until about age 10 (girls)to 12 (boys).
B) Correct for milestones such as motor competencies and vocalizations until the child is approximately 3 years of age.
C) Know that the greatest catch-up period is between 9 and 15 months postconceptual age.
D) Know that the length and breadth of the trunk is the first part of the infant to experience catch-up growth.

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Corrections are made with a formula that adds gestational age and postnatal age.The infant,girl or boy,experiences catch-up body growth during the first 2 to 3 years of life.Maximum catch-up growth occurs between 36 and 40 weeks postconceptual age.The head is the first to experience catch-up growth.

What Should the Nurse Know with Regard to Appraising the Growth