RN Exam Practice
Reduction of Risk PotentialQuestion 857 of 2368

A nurse weighs an infant twice and gets 7.2 kg and 7.4 kg. What should the nurse do next?

  1. Record the average of the two weights
  2. Reposition the infant and weigh a third time
  3. Record the higher of the two weights
  4. Weigh the infant on an adult scale
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Correct answer: Reposition the infant and weigh a third time

The two weights must agree within 0.1 kg. When they do not, the infant is repositioned and weighed again.

Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Healthy Diets: Assessment (Recognize Cues). Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Reduction of Risk Potential"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026