CLC Practice Exam 1 Questions and Answers
100% Correct
As you walk into the hospital room to see Erin, you find her breastfeeding her baby, chatting with a
couple of friends, with her gown down around her waist and her breasts exposed. Your response is
to: a) tell her to cover herself up, as there is no need to just "whip it out", b) do and say nothing
about the exposed breasts, c) cover her and the infant with a baby blanket, or d) ask the visitors to
please leave until Erin is finished nursing - b) do and say nothing about the exposed breasts
The most important information to include in your breastfeeding class is: a) advantages of
breastmilk, b) a video showing how to latch a baby on the breast, c) how dads can help with
breastfeeding, or d) strategies for making breastfeeding eaier - d) strategies for making
breastfeeding easier
Susie is considering pregnancy for the first time. One supplement she should be certain to include
is: a) vitamin A, b) vitamin C, c) vitamin D, or d) vitamin E - c) vitamin D
Bertha, who is pregnant, asks you when her breasts will stop getting bigger so she can get some
new bras. You tell her that usually most pregnancy breast growth is completed by week: a) 18, b)
24, c) 29, or d) 34 - c) 29
Which of the following is most likely to be a symptom of postpartum depression? a) bodily aches
and pains, b) overeating, c) feeling tired and grumpy, or d) sadness lasting longer than 2 weeks - d)
sadness lasting longer than 2 weeks
Which infant is at risk for iron-deficiency anemia? a) infant weighing more than 3000 g at birth, b)
breastfed infant whose mother lost 2 units of blood at delivery, c) infant who is exclusively
breastfed for longer than 6 months, or d) infant who is fed cow's milk before a year of age - d) infant
who is fed cow's milk before a year of age
, Sixteen-year-old Trudy delivered her son at 29 weeks gestation. The NICU staff reports that she
plans on formula-feeding. You decide to talk to her about breastfeeding. The most important reason
you decide to do this is because: a) When women hear about the benefits of breast milk for their
preterm infants, many will decide to at least pump while the baby is in the NICU, b) Trudy probably
chose to formula-feed because it was unlikely she had any role models that had breastfed, c) the
staff probably assumed she was going to formula-feed because Trudy is an adolescent, or d) the
infant is still NPO and you have time to convince Trudy to changer her mind - a) when women hear
about the benefits of breast milk for their preterm infants, many will decide to at least pump while
the baby i in the NICU
The whey protein component of milk that can decrease milk supply is known as: a) suppressor
peptides, b) fractional proteins, c) putrescine, or d) Feedback Inhibitor of Lactation (FIL) - d)
Feedback Inhibitor of Lactation (FIL)
Milk banks that are member of the Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA):
a) provide milk only for preterm babies, b) don't accept milk from women with any body piercings,
c) use the flash heating method to pasteurize the breast milk, or d) dispense milk for babies inside
as well as outside hospital settings - d) dispense milk for babies inside as well as outside hospital
settings
A congenital deficiency of zinc in an infant can cause: a) FTT and skin lesions, b) GI sensitivity to
artificial feeds, c) congenital cataracts, or d) Forbes-Albright Syndrome - a) FTT and skin lesions
The MOST common food sensitivity in infancy is: a) egg, b) cow's milk, c) wheat, or d) soy - b) cow's
milk
When examining the newborn's palate, you should see (or feel) a: a) U-shape, b) flat shape, c) V-
shape, or d) C-shape - a) U-shape
The most important societal change necessary to increase breastfeeding is: a) reduce marketing of
non-human milks, b) acceptance of the breast as other than an object of pleasure, c) reduce
society's dependence on the use of pacifiers for infants, d) include breastfeeding education in the
training of health care professionals - b) acceptance of the breast as other than an object of pleasure
100% Correct
As you walk into the hospital room to see Erin, you find her breastfeeding her baby, chatting with a
couple of friends, with her gown down around her waist and her breasts exposed. Your response is
to: a) tell her to cover herself up, as there is no need to just "whip it out", b) do and say nothing
about the exposed breasts, c) cover her and the infant with a baby blanket, or d) ask the visitors to
please leave until Erin is finished nursing - b) do and say nothing about the exposed breasts
The most important information to include in your breastfeeding class is: a) advantages of
breastmilk, b) a video showing how to latch a baby on the breast, c) how dads can help with
breastfeeding, or d) strategies for making breastfeeding eaier - d) strategies for making
breastfeeding easier
Susie is considering pregnancy for the first time. One supplement she should be certain to include
is: a) vitamin A, b) vitamin C, c) vitamin D, or d) vitamin E - c) vitamin D
Bertha, who is pregnant, asks you when her breasts will stop getting bigger so she can get some
new bras. You tell her that usually most pregnancy breast growth is completed by week: a) 18, b)
24, c) 29, or d) 34 - c) 29
Which of the following is most likely to be a symptom of postpartum depression? a) bodily aches
and pains, b) overeating, c) feeling tired and grumpy, or d) sadness lasting longer than 2 weeks - d)
sadness lasting longer than 2 weeks
Which infant is at risk for iron-deficiency anemia? a) infant weighing more than 3000 g at birth, b)
breastfed infant whose mother lost 2 units of blood at delivery, c) infant who is exclusively
breastfed for longer than 6 months, or d) infant who is fed cow's milk before a year of age - d) infant
who is fed cow's milk before a year of age
, Sixteen-year-old Trudy delivered her son at 29 weeks gestation. The NICU staff reports that she
plans on formula-feeding. You decide to talk to her about breastfeeding. The most important reason
you decide to do this is because: a) When women hear about the benefits of breast milk for their
preterm infants, many will decide to at least pump while the baby is in the NICU, b) Trudy probably
chose to formula-feed because it was unlikely she had any role models that had breastfed, c) the
staff probably assumed she was going to formula-feed because Trudy is an adolescent, or d) the
infant is still NPO and you have time to convince Trudy to changer her mind - a) when women hear
about the benefits of breast milk for their preterm infants, many will decide to at least pump while
the baby i in the NICU
The whey protein component of milk that can decrease milk supply is known as: a) suppressor
peptides, b) fractional proteins, c) putrescine, or d) Feedback Inhibitor of Lactation (FIL) - d)
Feedback Inhibitor of Lactation (FIL)
Milk banks that are member of the Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA):
a) provide milk only for preterm babies, b) don't accept milk from women with any body piercings,
c) use the flash heating method to pasteurize the breast milk, or d) dispense milk for babies inside
as well as outside hospital settings - d) dispense milk for babies inside as well as outside hospital
settings
A congenital deficiency of zinc in an infant can cause: a) FTT and skin lesions, b) GI sensitivity to
artificial feeds, c) congenital cataracts, or d) Forbes-Albright Syndrome - a) FTT and skin lesions
The MOST common food sensitivity in infancy is: a) egg, b) cow's milk, c) wheat, or d) soy - b) cow's
milk
When examining the newborn's palate, you should see (or feel) a: a) U-shape, b) flat shape, c) V-
shape, or d) C-shape - a) U-shape
The most important societal change necessary to increase breastfeeding is: a) reduce marketing of
non-human milks, b) acceptance of the breast as other than an object of pleasure, c) reduce
society's dependence on the use of pacifiers for infants, d) include breastfeeding education in the
training of health care professionals - b) acceptance of the breast as other than an object of pleasure
