CLC ACTUAL Practice Exam 1

CLC ACTUAL Practice Exam 1 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 - 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 - 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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER

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Which of the following is most likely to be a symptom of postpartum depression?

• bodily aches and pains, b) overeating, c) feeling tired and grumpy, or d) sadness

lasting longer than 2 weeks - ANSWER d) sadness lasting longer than 2 weeks 1 / 2

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,

• infant who is exclusively breastfed for longer than 6 months, or d) infant who is

fed cow's milk before a year of age - 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 - ANSWER 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 The whey protein component of milk that can decrease milk supply is known as: a) suppressor peptides, b) fractional proteins, c) putrescine, or d) Feedback Inhibitor of Lactation (FIL) - ANSWER d) Feedback Inhibitor of Lactation (FIL) Milk banks that are member of the Human Milk Banking Association of North

America (HMBANA): a) provide milk only for preterm babies, b) don't accept

milk from women with any body piercings, c) use the flash heating method to pasteurize the breast milk, or d) dispense milk for babies inside as well as outside hospital settings - ANSWER d) dispense milk for babies inside as well as outside hospital settings

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