An experienced NICU nurse is explaining to a new nurse why premature infants have such great nutritional needs.What information should the experienced nurse include?
A) The pancreas doesn't produce enough insulin for food use.
B) Their guts are premature and don't absorb nutrients.
C) They haven't built up stores in utero like term babies.
D) They have complications that increase their metabolic rate.
E) They lose 10% of their already-low weight at birth.
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