Chapter 25 Newborn Nutrition and Feeding Lowdermilk
Practice Test.
1. Why would the nurse suggest that a client 4. To help stimulate
tickle her baby's lips with her nipple while
breastfeed- ing? mouth opening by her
1. To prevent nipple trauma. baby.
2. As a way to encourage the baby to swallow
the milk.
3. To reduce the pain while feeding the infant.
4. To help stimulate mouth opening by her
baby.
2. Which nursing intervention helps promote
early passage of meconium in the infant?
1. Encouraging the mother to feed the 1. Encouraging the
infant colostrum mother to feed the
2. Administering a vitamin K injection infant colostrum
(Mephyton) to the infant
3. Providing kangaroo care to the infant
immedi- ately after birth
4. Feeding unmodified cow's milk to the infant
im- mediately after birth
3. On interacting with a lactating client, the
nurse finds that the patient consumes
alcohol. Which advice should the nurse give
in order to prevent potential risks to the
infant?
1. "Avoid consuming grape juice while
breastfeed- ing." 3. "Avoid
2. "Pump and discard the first 10 drops of breastfeeding for 2 hours
breast milk." after consuming alcohol."
3. "Avoid breastfeeding for 2 hours after
consum- ing alcohol."
4. "Feed the infant cow's milk rather than
breast milk."
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Practice Test.
4. Which statement regarding infant weaning is 4. Weaning can be mother or
cor- rect?
1. Weaning should proceed from breast to infant initiated.
bottle to cup.
2. The feeding of most interest should be
eliminat- ed first.
3. Abrupt weaning is easier than gradual
weaning.
4. Weaning can be mother or infant initiated.
5. The nurse taught new parents the guidelines
to follow regarding the bottle-feeding of their 1. Wash the top of the
new- born. They will be using formula from a can and can opener with
can of concentrate. The parents would soap and water before
demonstrate an understanding of the nurse's
instructions if they did what? opening the can.
1. Wash the top of the can and can opener
with soap and water before opening the
can.
2. Adjust the amount of water added according
to the weight gain pattern of the newborn.
3. Add some honey to sweeten the formula
and make it more appealing to a fussy
newborn.
4. Warm formula in a microwave oven for a
couple of minutes before feeding.
6. The nurse assesses a postpartum client who is
breastfeeding her infant. The client states that
she does not consume eggs or meat. The
nurse is aware that the infant may have which
deficiency? 4. Vitamin B12 deficiency
1. Vitamin D deficiency
2. Vitamin E deficiency
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Practice Test.
1. Why would the nurse suggest that a client 4. To help stimulate
tickle her baby's lips with her nipple while
breastfeed- ing? mouth opening by her
1. To prevent nipple trauma. baby.
2. As a way to encourage the baby to swallow
the milk.
3. To reduce the pain while feeding the infant.
4. To help stimulate mouth opening by her
baby.
2. Which nursing intervention helps promote
early passage of meconium in the infant?
1. Encouraging the mother to feed the 1. Encouraging the
infant colostrum mother to feed the
2. Administering a vitamin K injection infant colostrum
(Mephyton) to the infant
3. Providing kangaroo care to the infant
immedi- ately after birth
4. Feeding unmodified cow's milk to the infant
im- mediately after birth
3. On interacting with a lactating client, the
nurse finds that the patient consumes
alcohol. Which advice should the nurse give
in order to prevent potential risks to the
infant?
1. "Avoid consuming grape juice while
breastfeed- ing." 3. "Avoid
2. "Pump and discard the first 10 drops of breastfeeding for 2 hours
breast milk." after consuming alcohol."
3. "Avoid breastfeeding for 2 hours after
consum- ing alcohol."
4. "Feed the infant cow's milk rather than
breast milk."
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, Chapter 25 Newborn Nutrition and Feeding Lowdermilk
Practice Test.
4. Which statement regarding infant weaning is 4. Weaning can be mother or
cor- rect?
1. Weaning should proceed from breast to infant initiated.
bottle to cup.
2. The feeding of most interest should be
eliminat- ed first.
3. Abrupt weaning is easier than gradual
weaning.
4. Weaning can be mother or infant initiated.
5. The nurse taught new parents the guidelines
to follow regarding the bottle-feeding of their 1. Wash the top of the
new- born. They will be using formula from a can and can opener with
can of concentrate. The parents would soap and water before
demonstrate an understanding of the nurse's
instructions if they did what? opening the can.
1. Wash the top of the can and can opener
with soap and water before opening the
can.
2. Adjust the amount of water added according
to the weight gain pattern of the newborn.
3. Add some honey to sweeten the formula
and make it more appealing to a fussy
newborn.
4. Warm formula in a microwave oven for a
couple of minutes before feeding.
6. The nurse assesses a postpartum client who is
breastfeeding her infant. The client states that
she does not consume eggs or meat. The
nurse is aware that the infant may have which
deficiency? 4. Vitamin B12 deficiency
1. Vitamin D deficiency
2. Vitamin E deficiency
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