NUR 2513 Maternal-Child Nursing
Maternal Child Exam 2 Questions & Answers
When should breastfeeding be initiated after birth?
Correct Answer:
Immediately after birth
What does the 1st hour of the baby's life determine?
Correct Answer:
How they adapt to their environment
What helps a baby regulate their temperature, heart rate, and breathing?
Correct Answer:
Skin to skin contact
What benefits of Colostrum does a breastfeeding baby receive within the 1st hour after birth?
Correct Answer:
Boosts immune system Protects them from disease & illness
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How long does it take for milk to come in for a mother?
Correct Answer:
a few days
What Benefits does breast feeding provide to newborns?
Correct Answer:
Stabilized blood glucose Decreased rate ear infection/Asthma/SIDs Low risk for developing diabetes/leukemia/obesity Increases chance of breast feeding longer Decreases risk of infection
What Benefits does breast feeding provide to the mother?
Correct Answer:
Causes uterus to contract = reduced bleeding Lower rate developing breast/ovarian cancers Decreased rate developing diabetes Lower risk postpartum depression Increased milk supply Earlier return to pre-pregnancy weight Increases maternal-infant bonding
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What assessment findings indicate successful independent breast feeding?
Correct Answer:
Everted nipples Soft non-tender breasts Mother holds infant closer to breasts in various positions Infant swallows spontaneously/frequently
How do we assess adequate infant intact while breastfeeding?
Correct Answer:
infant should be gaining weight and should have 6 wet diapers/day
What should breast feedings baby's stools transition from and to?
Correct Answer:
from Meconium stool to yellow loose seedy stools
What is a Plugged milk duct?
Correct Answer:
an area of obstructed ductal system Nipple pore is blocked
What will be noted upon assessment of a plugged milk duct?
Correct Answer:
a small hard lump with engorgement
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What may a plugged milk duct feel like?
Correct Answer:
Tender Hot Swollen Red
When does a plugged milk duct feel less tender?
Correct Answer:
after breastfeeding
How can mothers relieve discomfort of a plugged milk duct?
Correct Answer:
Warm compress Warm shower
How do we relieve a plugged milk duct during breastfeeding?
Correct Answer:
Make sure infant is latched properly Gently massage when infant is feeding to open duct Apply moist heat to area before and during feeding Point infants chin at plugged area
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