The home health care nurse is visiting a family with a 3-year-old to observe a meal. The parent gives the child a plate with 1/2 cup of pureed meat. What action by the nurse is best?

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The home health care nurse is visiting a family with a 3-year-old to observe a meal. The parent gives the child a plate with 1/2  cup of pureed meat. What action by the nurse is best?

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An appropriate serving size is 1 tablespoon per year of age, so an appropriate amount of meat for this child is 3 tablespoons, not 1/2 cup (which is 8 tablespoons). The nurse should provide more education to the family. The other options are appropriate but are not directly related to the serving size of meat.

The Home Health Care Nurse Is Visiting a Family with a 3-Year-Old