The mother of a 3-month-old infant states that her baby has not been gaining weight. With further questioning, the nurse finds that the infant falls asleep after nursing and wakes up after a short time, hungry again
What other information would the nurse want to have?
a.
Infant's sleeping position
b.
Sibling history of eating disorders
c.
Amount of background noise when eating
d.
Presence of dyspnea or diaphoresis when sucking
ANS: D
To screen for heart disease in an infant, the focus should be on feeding. Fatigue during feeding should be noted. An infant with heart failure takes fewer ounces each feeding, becomes dyspneic with sucking, may be diaphoretic, and then falls into exhausted sleep and awakens after a short time hungry again.
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