A nurse at an under five clinic observes a child with below-average growth and missed immunizations. What should be the nurse’s most appropriate intervention?
Educate parents on nutrition and immunizations
Under-five clinics focus on growth monitoring, immunisation and health education of mothers.
A child with below-average growth and missed vaccines mainly needs preventive and health-promotion inputs — teaching parents on balanced feeding and completing the immunisation schedule.
Admission to hospital or referral to tertiary care is not justified for mild growth lag plus missed shots, and simple referral to a primary provider without teaching misses the key counselling role of the clinic nurse.
Hence, Educate parents on nutrition and immunizations.
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