Deck 6: Breastfeeding Education for a Pregnant Client With HIV

Question 1

What treatment, or intervention, is effective for postnatal depression?

A)Calling "Depression After Delivery."
B)Taking St John's wort.
C)Drinking caffeine to combat fatigue.
D)Stopping breastfeeding for 2 weeks.

Answer 1

Calling "Depression After Delivery."

Question 2

A mother of a newborn is asking about the Guthrie test. Which of the following responses made by the nurse is the least accurate?

A)This test determines the presence of enzymes that process phenylalanine in the blood.
B)A high level of phenylalanine is clinically significant.
C)The infant must have taken milk before blood is extracted.
D)The test is done every year to track the progress of disease.

Answer 2

The test is done every year to track the progress of disease.

Question 3

A nurse is caring for a client at 28 weeks gestation. The results of the laboratory examinations reveal that both the woman and the baby's father are negative for Rh factor. An indirect Coombs test is negative. The nurse should expect which of the following actions?

A)Document the findings; RhoGAM is not administered
B)Assessment of maternal serum for alpha-fetoprotein
C)Amniocentesis fluid is aspirated
D)Administration of Rho immune globulin (RhoGAM)

Answer 3

Document the findings; RhoGAM is not administered

Question 4

A pregnant woman at 28 weeks gestation finds out that she is infected with human immunodeficiency virus. The nurse informs the mother that which of the following does not put the baby at risk for HIV infection?

A)Changing diapers
B)Breastfeeding
C)Vaginal birth
D)Being born to an HIV-positive mother, even with a Cesarean birth

Question 5

A nurse is teaching a pregnant client at 32 weeks gestation with human immunodeficiency virus about breastfeeding. The nurse includes which information during teaching?

A)The infant will not be breast-fed.
B)The infant will be breast-fed for the first 2 months and switched to bottle-feeding thereafter.
C)The infant will be breast-fed for the first 6 months.
D)The infant will be breast-fed for the first 3 months and switched to bottle-feeding thereafter.