A postpartum patient reports sharp, shooting pains in her nipple ...

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A postpartum patient reports sharp, shooting pains in her nipple during breastfeeding and flaky, itchy skin on her breasts. The nurse suspects:
 
  1. Nipple soreness.
  2. Engorgement.
  3. Mastitis.
  4. Letdown reflex.

Question 2

The student nurse notices that the newborn seems to focus on the mother's eyes. The nursing instructor explains that this newborn behavior is:
 
  1. Habituation.
  2. Orientation.
  3. Self-quieting.
  4. Reactivity.

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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: These are not symptoms of nipple soreness.
Rationale 2: These are not symptoms of engorgement.
Rationale 3: Mastitis is characterized by late-onset nipple pain, followed by shooting pains during and between feedings. The skin of the affected breast becomes pink, flaking, and pruritic.
Rationale 4: These are not symptoms of the letdown reflex.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: Habituation is the newborn's ability to process and respond to visual and auditory stimulation.
Rationale 2: Orientation is the newborn's ability to be alert to, follow, and fixate on complex visual stimuli that are appealing and attractive, such as a mother's eyes.
Rationale 3: Self-quieting is the newborn's ability to quiet and comfort himself by sucking on the fist.
Rationale 4: Reactivity describes the newborn's awake and active state in the first several hours after birth.

[olgavictoria]

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[reversalruiz]

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