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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)||NEWEST EXAM!!!
Which infant is at risk for iron-deficiency anemia? a) infant
weighing more than 3000 g at birth, b) breastfed infant
whose mother lost 2 units of blood at delivery, c) infant
who is exclusively breastfed for longer than 6 months, or
d) infant who is fed cow's milk before a year of age -
Answer-d) infant who is fed cow's milk before a year of
age
Sixteen-year-old Trudy delivered her son at 29 weeks
gestation. The NICU staff reports that she plans on
formula-feeding. You decide to talk to her about
breastfeeding. The most important reason you decide to
do this is because: a) When women hear about the
benefits of breast milk for their preterm infants, many will
decide to at least pump while the baby is in the NICU, b)
Trudy probably chose to formula-feed because it was
unlikely she had any role models that had breastfed, c) the
staff probably assumed she was going to formula-feed
because Trudy is an adolescent, or d) the infant is still
NPO and you have time to convince Trudy to changer her
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mind - Answer-a) when women hear about the benefits of
breast milk for their preterm infants, many will decide to at
least pump while the baby i in the NICU
The whey protein component of milk that can decrease
milk supply is known as: a) suppressor peptides, b)
fractional proteins, c) putrescine, or d) Feedback Inhibitor
of Lactation (FIL) - Answer-d) Feedback Inhibitor of
Lactation (FIL)
Milk banks that are member of the Human Milk Banking
Association of North America (HMBANA): a) provide milk
only for preterm babies, b) don't accept milk from women
with any body piercings, c) use the flash heating method
to pasteurize the breast milk, or d) dispense milk for
babies inside as well as outside hospital settings - Answer-
d) dispense milk for babies inside as well as outside
hospital settings
A congenital deficiency of zinc in an infant can cause: a)
FTT and skin lesions, b) GI sensitivity to artificial feeds, c)
congenital cataracts, or d) Forbes-Albright Syndrome -
Answer-a) FTT and skin lesions
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The MOST common food sensitivity in infancy is: a) egg,
b) cow's milk, c) wheat, or d) soy - Answer-b) cow's milk
When examining the newborn's palate, you should see (or
feel) a: a) U-shape, b) flat shape, c) V-shape, or d) C-
shape - Answer-a) U-shape
The most important societal change necessary to increase
breastfeeding is: a) reduce marketing of non-human milks,
b) acceptance of the breast as other than an object of
pleasure, c) reduce society's dependence on the use of
pacifiers for infants, d) include breastfeeding education in
the training of health care professionals - Answer-b)
acceptance of the breast as other than an object of
pleasure
As you walk into the hospital room to see Erin, you find
her breastfeeding her baby, chatting with a couple of
friends, with her gown down around her waist and her
breasts exposed. Your response is to: a) tell her to cover
herself up, as there is no need to just "whip it out", b) do
and say nothing about the exposed breasts, c) cover her
and the infant with a baby blanket, or d) ask the visitors to
please leave until Erin is finished nursing - Answer-b) do
and say nothing about the exposed breasts
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)||NEWEST EXAM!!!
Which infant is at risk for iron-deficiency anemia? a) infant
weighing more than 3000 g at birth, b) breastfed infant
whose mother lost 2 units of blood at delivery, c) infant
who is exclusively breastfed for longer than 6 months, or
d) infant who is fed cow's milk before a year of age -
Answer-d) infant who is fed cow's milk before a year of
age
Sixteen-year-old Trudy delivered her son at 29 weeks
gestation. The NICU staff reports that she plans on
formula-feeding. You decide to talk to her about
breastfeeding. The most important reason you decide to
do this is because: a) When women hear about the
benefits of breast milk for their preterm infants, many will
decide to at least pump while the baby is in the NICU, b)
Trudy probably chose to formula-feed because it was
unlikely she had any role models that had breastfed, c) the
staff probably assumed she was going to formula-feed
because Trudy is an adolescent, or d) the infant is still
NPO and you have time to convince Trudy to changer her
,2|Page
mind - Answer-a) when women hear about the benefits of
breast milk for their preterm infants, many will decide to at
least pump while the baby i in the NICU
The whey protein component of milk that can decrease
milk supply is known as: a) suppressor peptides, b)
fractional proteins, c) putrescine, or d) Feedback Inhibitor
of Lactation (FIL) - Answer-d) Feedback Inhibitor of
Lactation (FIL)
Milk banks that are member of the Human Milk Banking
Association of North America (HMBANA): a) provide milk
only for preterm babies, b) don't accept milk from women
with any body piercings, c) use the flash heating method
to pasteurize the breast milk, or d) dispense milk for
babies inside as well as outside hospital settings - Answer-
d) dispense milk for babies inside as well as outside
hospital settings
A congenital deficiency of zinc in an infant can cause: a)
FTT and skin lesions, b) GI sensitivity to artificial feeds, c)
congenital cataracts, or d) Forbes-Albright Syndrome -
Answer-a) FTT and skin lesions
, 3|Page
The MOST common food sensitivity in infancy is: a) egg,
b) cow's milk, c) wheat, or d) soy - Answer-b) cow's milk
When examining the newborn's palate, you should see (or
feel) a: a) U-shape, b) flat shape, c) V-shape, or d) C-
shape - Answer-a) U-shape
The most important societal change necessary to increase
breastfeeding is: a) reduce marketing of non-human milks,
b) acceptance of the breast as other than an object of
pleasure, c) reduce society's dependence on the use of
pacifiers for infants, d) include breastfeeding education in
the training of health care professionals - Answer-b)
acceptance of the breast as other than an object of
pleasure
As you walk into the hospital room to see Erin, you find
her breastfeeding her baby, chatting with a couple of
friends, with her gown down around her waist and her
breasts exposed. Your response is to: a) tell her to cover
herself up, as there is no need to just "whip it out", b) do
and say nothing about the exposed breasts, c) cover her
and the infant with a baby blanket, or d) ask the visitors to
please leave until Erin is finished nursing - Answer-b) do
and say nothing about the exposed breasts
