Author Question: The client reports to the nurse that her 3-month-old breastfed baby is not gaining weight as fast as ... (Read 89 times)

audragclark · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

The client reports to the nurse that her 3-month-old breastfed baby is not gaining weight as fast as her friend's bottle-fed baby. Which action should the nurse take?

a. Advise mother to supplement with formula.
b. Recommend weaning to a bottle.
c. Evaluate the infant's growth pattern.
d. Notify the pediatrician.

Question 2

Two hours after delivery, a client's fundus is boggy, and has risen to above the umbilicus. The first action the nurse would take is to:

1. Massage the fundus until firm.
2. Express retained clots.
3. Increase the intravenous solution.
4. Call the physician.

chem1s3 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Because infant growth patterns are individual, first the nurse should evaluate an infant's growth pattern.

Answer to Question 2

1
Rationale:
1. Massage of the uterus has to occur before the expression of retained clots.
2. Massage of the uterus has to occur before the expression of retained clots.
3. Increasing the intravenous solution is not a priority in this case.
4. The physician does not need to be notified until either the uterus does not respond to massage or the bleeding does not decrease.