CLC Practice Exam #1 Questions
and Answers 2026/2027 Sure
Pass
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
Correct answer: b) do and say nothing about the exposed
breasts
The most important information to include in your
breastfeeding class is: a) advantages of breastmilk, b) a
video showing how to latch a baby on the breast, c) how
dads can help with breastfeeding, or d) strategies for
making breastfeeding eaier
Correct answer: d) strategies for making breastfeeding
easier
Susie is considering pregnancy for the first time. One
supplement she should be certain to include is: a) vitamin
A, b) vitamin C, c) vitamin D, or d) vitamin E
Correct answer: c) vitamin D
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, Bertha, who is pregnant, asks you when her breasts will
stop getting bigger so she can get some new bras. You
tell her that usually most pregnancy breast growth is
completed by week: a) 18, b) 24, c) 29, or d) 34
Correct answer: c) 29
Which of the following is most likely to be a symptom of
postpartum depression? a) bodily aches and pains, b)
overeating, c) feeling tired and grumpy, or d) sadness
lasting longer than 2 weeks
Correct answer: d) sadness lasting longer than 2 weeks
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
Correct 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
mind
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and Answers 2026/2027 Sure
Pass
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
Correct answer: b) do and say nothing about the exposed
breasts
The most important information to include in your
breastfeeding class is: a) advantages of breastmilk, b) a
video showing how to latch a baby on the breast, c) how
dads can help with breastfeeding, or d) strategies for
making breastfeeding eaier
Correct answer: d) strategies for making breastfeeding
easier
Susie is considering pregnancy for the first time. One
supplement she should be certain to include is: a) vitamin
A, b) vitamin C, c) vitamin D, or d) vitamin E
Correct answer: c) vitamin D
1
, Bertha, who is pregnant, asks you when her breasts will
stop getting bigger so she can get some new bras. You
tell her that usually most pregnancy breast growth is
completed by week: a) 18, b) 24, c) 29, or d) 34
Correct answer: c) 29
Which of the following is most likely to be a symptom of
postpartum depression? a) bodily aches and pains, b)
overeating, c) feeling tired and grumpy, or d) sadness
lasting longer than 2 weeks
Correct answer: d) sadness lasting longer than 2 weeks
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
Correct 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
mind
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