CLC PRACTICE EXAMS (CLC (CERTIFIED LACTATION COUNSELOR)
PRACTICE EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
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,
d) ask the visitors to please leave until Erin is finished nursing -
Answer-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,
d) strategies for making breastfeeding eaier -
Answer-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,
d) vitamin E -
Answer-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 -
Answer-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 -
Answer-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,
d) infant who is fed cow's milk before a year of age -
, Answer-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,
d) the infant is still NPO and you have time to convince Trudy to changer her mind -
Answer-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
PRACTICE EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
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,
d) ask the visitors to please leave until Erin is finished nursing -
Answer-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,
d) strategies for making breastfeeding eaier -
Answer-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,
d) vitamin E -
Answer-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 -
Answer-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 -
Answer-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,
d) infant who is fed cow's milk before a year of age -
, Answer-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,
d) the infant is still NPO and you have time to convince Trudy to changer her mind -
Answer-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
