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The Mother of a 1-Month-Old Infant Calls the Nurse Who

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The mother of a 1-month-old infant calls the nurse who works in the health clinic.The mother is concerned because the infant has had vomiting and diarrhea for 1 days.The nurse knows that this infant is at risk for metabolic acidosis.Which is the priority nursing action?


A) Instruct the mother to provide the infant with 50 mL of glucose water.
B) Instruct the mother to measure the infant's urine output for 24 hours.
C) Instruct the mother to give the infant at least 2 ounces of juice every 2 hours.
D) Instruct the mother to bring the infant to the clinic for evaluation.

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