Just doing some studying for the NCLEX (nursing licensing exam)...heres a question i just got:
A mother is planning on weaning her 5-month-old infant from breastfeeding. She says that the infant may get many infections, since the baby will not be getting immunity through her breast milk. What response by the nurse would be most appropriate?
A) "Infections are a major cause of death in newborns, so you may want to reconsider."
B) "Your baby will be fine; the natural immunity will continue until the baby produces its own antibodies."
C) "Infants begin to make their own immunity between 1 and 3 months of age."
D) "Just don't allow your infant to get the DPT until 1 year of age if you stop breastfeeding now."
Correct Answer:
C) "Infants begin to make their own immunity between 1 and 3 months of age."
Objective: Differentiate active from passive immunity.
Rationale: The newborn does begin to synthesize its own immunoglobulins between 1 and 3 months of age. Infections are a major cause of death in newborns, but that is not the reason to consider continuation of breastfeeding. The other answers are inaccurate and not reassuring.
Oh i forgot...always reassure the patient that what they are doing is fine even if it may compromise the health of the child. Right.
A mother is planning on weaning her 5-month-old infant from breastfeeding. She says that the infant may get many infections, since the baby will not be getting immunity through her breast milk. What response by the nurse would be most appropriate?
A) "Infections are a major cause of death in newborns, so you may want to reconsider."
B) "Your baby will be fine; the natural immunity will continue until the baby produces its own antibodies."
C) "Infants begin to make their own immunity between 1 and 3 months of age."
D) "Just don't allow your infant to get the DPT until 1 year of age if you stop breastfeeding now."
Correct Answer:
C) "Infants begin to make their own immunity between 1 and 3 months of age."
Objective: Differentiate active from passive immunity.
Rationale: The newborn does begin to synthesize its own immunoglobulins between 1 and 3 months of age. Infections are a major cause of death in newborns, but that is not the reason to consider continuation of breastfeeding. The other answers are inaccurate and not reassuring.
Oh i forgot...always reassure the patient that what they are doing is fine even if it may compromise the health of the child. Right.
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