CLC EXAM TEST BANK 2023 CERTIFIED
LACTATION CONSULTANT EXAM TEST BANK 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS(VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
Which of the following
... [Show More] hospital practices would be the most detrimental to
breastfeeding?
a) Taking the infants to the nursery for the pediatrician to examine
b) Supplementing all breastfed babies after nursing until the milk comes in
c) Putting babies with temperatures of <97.6 under the warmer for up to 30 minutes
d) Encouraging the return of infants to the nursery at night so the mothers can get more
sleep - ...ANSWER...b) Supplementing all breastfed babies after nursing until the milk
comes in
One strategy used to help decrease the amount of nicotine passed to the infant is to
have the mother smoke immediately after a feeding. What is the best reason that this is
helpful?
a) The baby will most likely be asleep after nursing and not stress the mother so she
may not need to have a cigarette
b) The longer the interval between smoking and feeding, the lower the amount of
nicotine in the breast milk
c) If the mother is advised to smoke after a feeding, she can do it outside
d) Smoking after a feeding doesn't decrease the fat in the breast milk as it does if a
mother smokes immediately prior to a feeding - ...ANSWER...b) The longer the interval
between smoking and feeding, the lower the amount of nicotine in the breast milk
You believe that the staff at St. Wonderful Medical Center needs additional
breastfeeding training. Your supervisor says that since they already have a 77%
breastfeeding initiation rate, there is no need for any further training. Information that
may help change the supervisor's decision is:
a) Lactation education done at hospitals with good breastfeeding rates increases patient
satisfaction
b) The staff always needs new information about lactation
c) Additional lactation education will save the staff time in patient care
d) With only a 77% initiation rate, St. Wonderful could certainly use more staff education
- ...ANSWER...a) Lactation education done at hospitals with good breastfeeding rates
increases patient satisfaction
According to the 2015 U.S. Department of Health and Human Service guidelines, how
long can breast milk be stored in the refrigerator?
a) 24 hours
b) 72 hours
c) 5 days
d) 8 days - ...ANSWER...c) 5 days
Crying is more frequent in infants who are:
a) Not held for at least 90 minutes immediately after birth
b) Picked up immediately when they start crying
c) Between birth and 6 weeks of age
d) Between 6 weeks and 3 months of age - ...ANSWER [Show Less]