A patient at 20 weeks' gestation has not decided on a feeding method for her infant. She asks the nurse for advice. The nurse presents information about the advantages and disadvantages of formula-feeding and breastfeeding
Which statements by the patient indicate that the teaching was successful? 1. "Formula-feeding gives the baby protection from infections."
2. "Breast milk cannot be stored; it has to be thrown away after pumping."
3. "Breastfeeding is more expensive than formula-feeding."
4. "My baby will have a lower risk of food allergies if I breastfeed."
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Rationale 1: Formula does not provide the baby with protection from infections; breast milk does.
Rationale 2: Breast milk can be refrigerated or frozen after pumping.
Rationale 3: Formula must be purchased, and therefore is more expensive.
Rationale 4: Breast milk provides newborns with immunoglobulins and reduces the risk of food allergies in children.
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Which action by the nurse would cause a break in a sterile field?
1. Grasping the edge of the outermost flap and opening it away from oneself 2. Keeping objects on the field 1 inch from the edge 3. Keeping the sterile field in eyesight 4. Transferring a sterile object to a sterile field with a gloved hand