A 10-year-old girl is accompanied by her mother to the community healt

A 10-year-old girl is accompanied by her mother to the community health center. The nurse begins the girl’s assessment by measuring her height and weight. The child is at the 50th percentile for height and 95th percentile for weight.

The nurse asks the mother about the child’s sleep pattern. The nurse asks this information because
A) it is part of the standard assessment information.
B) inadequate sleep is also associated with being overweight.
C) the child may be able to exercise more if she slept less.
D) she is perplexed by the child’s BMI.

ESSAYBID ANSWER

C