The Nurse Is Working with a Child Who Has a Diagnosis

The nurse is working with a child who has a diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and is taking a stimulant medication. The child has lost weight and is short for his age group. The nurse will talk with the parents about this weight loss and the lag in growth attainment. The nurse will most likely explain this to the parents in which of the following ways?

A) The weight loss and growth lag are due to the energy that a hyperactive child burns, and this will eventually be corrected by the stimulant.
B) Children on stimulants often lose weight and have a lag in growth, so we need to talk with the pediatrician about how to minimize these side effects.
C) The child is at an age there weight loss is normal, and the child may soon have a growth spurt.
D) Some children are just slender and short for their age group and this may be a genetically caused phenomenon.