CLC PRACTICE EXAM 4 UPDATE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW VISION)
Kasey calls you, crying. "I'm miserable. I can't sleep, the baby keeps me up all the time. I have no
energy, and I don't like breastfeeding. I want to quit, but I am afraid if I do that the baby won't
love me." What is your most appropriate response?
a) Many mothers feel this way the first couple of weeks. If you stick with it you will feel better
shortly.
b) You sound really down. It's scary to think that the baby won't love you. Can you tell me more
about what is going on?
c) You know that breast milk is the best food for your baby. Perhaps if you pumped and fed it to
him in a bottle you would feel better.
d) Can you tell me what it is about breastfeeding that you do not like? - answersb) You sound
really down. It's scary to think that the baby won't love you. Can you tell me more about what
is going on?
A typical occurrence at the initial prenatal visit is:
a) Mother-to-be who didn't smoke were more likely to be engaged in a discussion of
breastfeeding than mothers-to-be who did smoke.
b) Midwives are more likely to discuss breastfeeding with a mother than a nurse practitioner
c) The OB perceived the discussion of breastfeeding as being more important than did the
mothers-to-be
d) Length of time spent on discussion of breastfeeding was less than 1 minute - answersd)
Length of time spent on discussion of breastfeeding was less than 1 minute
Which of the should be first addressed at the local level rather than immediate referral to
IBCLE?
a) An IBCLC in your hospital is let go because of using recreational drugs
b) An IBCLC in private practice in your area tells mothers who have infants with reflux to put the
infants to sleep on their abdomens to lessen the possibility of aspiration while they are sleeping
, c) Louise, who has been working on your unit to get her hours to sit for the IBCLE exam sends in
her application saying she has sufficient hours which you know she does not have
d) An IBCLC has a very complicated protocol for treating sore nipples which is too stressful for
mothers - answersd) An IBCLC has a very complicated protocol for treating sore nipples which
is too stressful for mothers
A mother is taking an antidepressant once a day. She asks when is the best time to take a
medication so that the least amount gets into the milk?
a) Since the drug is a daily medication, it really doesn't matter when she takes it
b) She should take it just after nursing and before the infant's longest sleep period
c) The best time to take any daily medication in first thing in the morning so that she doesn't
forget to take it
d) Determine the half-life of the drug and not breastfeed the baby until 2 half-lives have passed
- answersb) She should take it just after nursing and before the infant's longest sleep period
Release of oxytocin can cause:
a) Increase in cerebral blood pressure
b) Increase in hunger
c) Increase in thirst
d) Increase in lymphatic circulation - answersc) Increase in thirst
A 3-month-old baby's weight was 8 lbs. 5 oz. His weight at 2 weeks was 8 lbs. 9 oz. At his two
month check-up, he weighed 11 lbs. 3 oz. Approximately how much should he weigh now?
a) 11 lbs. 3 oz.
b) 12 lbs. 5 oz.
c) 13 lbs. 1 oz.
d) 14 lbs. 8 oz. - answersc) 13 lbs. 1 oz. (gain 1 oz. per day through end of the 3rd mo. = 74 oz.
= 4.5 lbs. ~13 lbs.)
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW VISION)
Kasey calls you, crying. "I'm miserable. I can't sleep, the baby keeps me up all the time. I have no
energy, and I don't like breastfeeding. I want to quit, but I am afraid if I do that the baby won't
love me." What is your most appropriate response?
a) Many mothers feel this way the first couple of weeks. If you stick with it you will feel better
shortly.
b) You sound really down. It's scary to think that the baby won't love you. Can you tell me more
about what is going on?
c) You know that breast milk is the best food for your baby. Perhaps if you pumped and fed it to
him in a bottle you would feel better.
d) Can you tell me what it is about breastfeeding that you do not like? - answersb) You sound
really down. It's scary to think that the baby won't love you. Can you tell me more about what
is going on?
A typical occurrence at the initial prenatal visit is:
a) Mother-to-be who didn't smoke were more likely to be engaged in a discussion of
breastfeeding than mothers-to-be who did smoke.
b) Midwives are more likely to discuss breastfeeding with a mother than a nurse practitioner
c) The OB perceived the discussion of breastfeeding as being more important than did the
mothers-to-be
d) Length of time spent on discussion of breastfeeding was less than 1 minute - answersd)
Length of time spent on discussion of breastfeeding was less than 1 minute
Which of the should be first addressed at the local level rather than immediate referral to
IBCLE?
a) An IBCLC in your hospital is let go because of using recreational drugs
b) An IBCLC in private practice in your area tells mothers who have infants with reflux to put the
infants to sleep on their abdomens to lessen the possibility of aspiration while they are sleeping
, c) Louise, who has been working on your unit to get her hours to sit for the IBCLE exam sends in
her application saying she has sufficient hours which you know she does not have
d) An IBCLC has a very complicated protocol for treating sore nipples which is too stressful for
mothers - answersd) An IBCLC has a very complicated protocol for treating sore nipples which
is too stressful for mothers
A mother is taking an antidepressant once a day. She asks when is the best time to take a
medication so that the least amount gets into the milk?
a) Since the drug is a daily medication, it really doesn't matter when she takes it
b) She should take it just after nursing and before the infant's longest sleep period
c) The best time to take any daily medication in first thing in the morning so that she doesn't
forget to take it
d) Determine the half-life of the drug and not breastfeed the baby until 2 half-lives have passed
- answersb) She should take it just after nursing and before the infant's longest sleep period
Release of oxytocin can cause:
a) Increase in cerebral blood pressure
b) Increase in hunger
c) Increase in thirst
d) Increase in lymphatic circulation - answersc) Increase in thirst
A 3-month-old baby's weight was 8 lbs. 5 oz. His weight at 2 weeks was 8 lbs. 9 oz. At his two
month check-up, he weighed 11 lbs. 3 oz. Approximately how much should he weigh now?
a) 11 lbs. 3 oz.
b) 12 lbs. 5 oz.
c) 13 lbs. 1 oz.
d) 14 lbs. 8 oz. - answersc) 13 lbs. 1 oz. (gain 1 oz. per day through end of the 3rd mo. = 74 oz.
= 4.5 lbs. ~13 lbs.)
