During an assessment, the nurse notices that a 6-month-old patient's umbilicus is enlarged and everted.It is positioned midline with no change in skin colour.The nurse recognizes that the patient may have which condition?

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The umbilicus is normally at midline and inverted with no signs of discoloration.With umbilical hernia, the mass is enlarged and everted.The soft, skin-covered mass is the protrusion of the omentum or intestine through a weakness or incomplete closure in the umbilical ring.It is accentuated by increased intra-abdominal pressure, which occurs with crying, coughing, vomiting, or straining, but the bowel rarely becomes incarcerated or strangulated.It is more common in infants of African or Asian descent and in premature infants.Most umbilical hernias resolve spontaneously by age 1 year.The other responses are incorrect.

During an Assessment, the Nurse Notices That a 6-Month-Old Patient's