Breastfeeding Consultant Course Exam All possible
questions and answers 2023 verified
A healthcare provider wants to encourage pregnant women to choose breastfeeding.
Which statement is MOST supportive of breastfeeding?
a. Are you considering breastfeeding?
b. What have you heard about breastfeeding?
c. Are you going to breastfeed or bottle feed?
d. you arent thinking about breastfeeding, are you?
b.
You work in a clinic with a lactation consultant who advises mothers to "toughen up"
their nipples by rubbing them with a rough washcloth during pregnancy. The FIRST
thing you should do is:
a. try to intercept all of the clients seen by her and correct the misinformation
b. form a committee to develop written protocols on all aspects of lactation practice for
your clinic
c. bring in research evidence of the harmful nature of this practice and discuss it with
her
d. lodge a complaint with the IBCLC
c.
What can affect the healthcare professional's presentation about breastfeeding?
-past and personal experiences
-personal bias
-inexperience
-own knowledge and beliefs
-culture
-workload (nurse)
Standards of practice for breastfeeding counselors include what 4 areas?
1. assessment
2. plan
3. implementation
4. evaluation
According to AWHONN, what are some of the responsibilities of staff nurses working
with breastfeeding women?
-professional conduct
-ethical manner
-accountable
-legal responsibilities
-encourage and educate
-emotional support
Which of the following activities is permissible under the terms of the World Health
Organization's (WHO) International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes?
a. advertisements for toddler formula on local television stations
b. picture of a happy baby on the label of infant formula containers
c. gift packs containing samples of formula given to new mothers at hospital discharge
, d. detailed information on product composition provided to health workers
d.
A cultural attitude that emphasizes the sexual nature of breasts is MOST LIKELY
associated with:
a. conflicts in custody disputes involving breastfeeding babies
b. decreased breast reduction surgery
c. harassment for breastfeeding in public
d. mothers enjoying the attention created by larger breasts during lactation
c.
Which organization was the first in the united states to provide mother to mother
support?
La Leche League (LLL)
List the 10 points of the "The Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding in Hospitals" as
outlined by UNICEF and WHO?
1. breastfeeding policy
2. train healthcare staff
3. inform about benefits
4. initiate breastfeeding
5. show how to breastfeed
6. just breast milk
7. "rooming-in"
8. breastfeeding on demand
9. no pacis
10. support groups
List some reasons why formula feeding replaced breastfeeding.
-sexualization
-lack of support
-go back to work
-nervous
-changing status in women
-embarrassment
Twenty-six year old Sarah is having her first baby in 4 weeks. She asks her health care
provider if she will be able to breastfeed after having a breast reduction with her nipple
autotransplanted at an earlier age. The BEST response is:
a. It may be possible for the first 3 months
b. she should try and see what happens
c. there will be no problem breastfeeding
d. she won't be able to due to the nerve damage
b.
Accessory nipple or breast tissue is LEAST LIKELY to be found in which of the following
locations?
a. near the umbilicus
b. inguinal region
c. axilla
d. outer thigh
d.
questions and answers 2023 verified
A healthcare provider wants to encourage pregnant women to choose breastfeeding.
Which statement is MOST supportive of breastfeeding?
a. Are you considering breastfeeding?
b. What have you heard about breastfeeding?
c. Are you going to breastfeed or bottle feed?
d. you arent thinking about breastfeeding, are you?
b.
You work in a clinic with a lactation consultant who advises mothers to "toughen up"
their nipples by rubbing them with a rough washcloth during pregnancy. The FIRST
thing you should do is:
a. try to intercept all of the clients seen by her and correct the misinformation
b. form a committee to develop written protocols on all aspects of lactation practice for
your clinic
c. bring in research evidence of the harmful nature of this practice and discuss it with
her
d. lodge a complaint with the IBCLC
c.
What can affect the healthcare professional's presentation about breastfeeding?
-past and personal experiences
-personal bias
-inexperience
-own knowledge and beliefs
-culture
-workload (nurse)
Standards of practice for breastfeeding counselors include what 4 areas?
1. assessment
2. plan
3. implementation
4. evaluation
According to AWHONN, what are some of the responsibilities of staff nurses working
with breastfeeding women?
-professional conduct
-ethical manner
-accountable
-legal responsibilities
-encourage and educate
-emotional support
Which of the following activities is permissible under the terms of the World Health
Organization's (WHO) International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes?
a. advertisements for toddler formula on local television stations
b. picture of a happy baby on the label of infant formula containers
c. gift packs containing samples of formula given to new mothers at hospital discharge
, d. detailed information on product composition provided to health workers
d.
A cultural attitude that emphasizes the sexual nature of breasts is MOST LIKELY
associated with:
a. conflicts in custody disputes involving breastfeeding babies
b. decreased breast reduction surgery
c. harassment for breastfeeding in public
d. mothers enjoying the attention created by larger breasts during lactation
c.
Which organization was the first in the united states to provide mother to mother
support?
La Leche League (LLL)
List the 10 points of the "The Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding in Hospitals" as
outlined by UNICEF and WHO?
1. breastfeeding policy
2. train healthcare staff
3. inform about benefits
4. initiate breastfeeding
5. show how to breastfeed
6. just breast milk
7. "rooming-in"
8. breastfeeding on demand
9. no pacis
10. support groups
List some reasons why formula feeding replaced breastfeeding.
-sexualization
-lack of support
-go back to work
-nervous
-changing status in women
-embarrassment
Twenty-six year old Sarah is having her first baby in 4 weeks. She asks her health care
provider if she will be able to breastfeed after having a breast reduction with her nipple
autotransplanted at an earlier age. The BEST response is:
a. It may be possible for the first 3 months
b. she should try and see what happens
c. there will be no problem breastfeeding
d. she won't be able to due to the nerve damage
b.
Accessory nipple or breast tissue is LEAST LIKELY to be found in which of the following
locations?
a. near the umbilicus
b. inguinal region
c. axilla
d. outer thigh
d.
