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james9437

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on: Jun 28, 2018
Which of the following measures may prevent mastitis in a breastfeeding mother?
 
  a. Initiating early and frequent feedings
  b. Nursing the infant for 5 minutes on each breast
  c. Wearing a tight-fitting bra
  d. Applying ice packs prior to feeding

Question 2

A nursing student has been caring for a woman and her newborn all morning. After tak-ing the newborn to the nursery for tests, the student is returning the newborn to the mother. Which procedure is correct for identifying the newborn?
 
  a. Have the mother read her printed band number and verify that it matches the in-fant's.
  b. Ask the mother to state her name and the name of her infant.
  c. Call out the mother's full name before leaving the infant with her.
  d. Return the infant with no special procedure because the student knows both mother and infant.


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bd5255

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Reply #1 on: Jun 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Early and frequent feedings prevent stasis of milk, preventing engorgement and mastitis.

Answer to Question 2

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The mother and infant should have identifying armbands that have matching numbers.
The other actions do not adequately verify the identities of mother and infant.


james9437

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Reply 2 on: Jun 28, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

samiel-sayed

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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