CLC Practice Exam #1 with questions
and correct answers
, 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 ANS: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 ANS: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 ANS:c) vitamin D
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 ANS: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
ANS: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 ANS: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 - CORRECT ANS: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
and correct answers
, 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 ANS: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 ANS: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 ANS:c) vitamin D
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 ANS: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
ANS: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 ANS: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 - CORRECT ANS: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
