A nursing student asks the registered nurse why babies get dehydrated so easily.What response by the nurse is most accurate?
A) Babies are so tiny that a small water loss leads to big problems.
B) Infants tend to lose more water through insensible losses.
C) Because they don't drink much at a time, skipping a feeding is harmful.
D) Infants' long intestines have more surface area from which to lose water.

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Babies' intestines are proportionally longer than adults'.This gives them more surface area from which to absorb nutrients,but also more surface area from which to lose water when they have diarrhea,leading to rapid dehydration.

A Nursing Student Asks the Registered Nurse Why Babies Get