Health Promotion and MaintenanceQuestion 2092 of 2368
An infant weighed 8 pounds at birth. Which weight would the nurse expect at 5 months of age?
- 12 pounds
- 16 pounds
- 20 pounds
- 24 pounds
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Correct answer: 16 pounds
Weight is typically double the birth weight at five months and triple at one year.
Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Nursing Care for Infancy Through Adolescence: Physical Domain. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Practice the topic "Health Promotion and Maintenance"Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026