A 1-Month-Old Infant Has a Head Circumference of 34 Cm

Multiple Choice

A 1-month-old infant has a head circumference of 34 cm (13.5 in. ) and a chest circumference of 32 cm (12.5 in. ) .The nurse would:

A) refer the infant to a physician for further evaluation.
B) consider this a normal finding for a 1-month-old infant.
C) expect the chest circumference to be greater than the head circumference.
D) ask the parent to bring the infant back in 2 weeks to reevaluate the head and chest circumferences.