A postpartum patient is receiving antibiotics for endometritis. What should the nurse instruct the patient to observe in the infant with breastfeeding?
A) Jaundice
B) Irritability
C) Decreased sleep levels
D) White plaques in the mouth
D
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The patient who is breastfeeding should not be prescribed antibiotics that are incompatible with breastfeeding. The patient should be instructed to observe for problems in their infant, such as white plaques or thrush in their infant's mouth that can occur when a portion of the maternal antibiotic passes into breast milk and causes an overgrowth of fungal organisms in the infant. Antibiotics will not typically cause jaundice. Irritability may or may not be because of the mother taking antibiotics. Decreased sleep levels are not typically associated with maternal antibiotic use.
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