A nurse suspects that a postpartum client has mastitis. The following assessment provides what data to support this assessment? Select all that apply
1. Shooting pain in her nipple during breastfeeding
2. Late onset of nipple pain
3. Pink, flaking, pruritic skin of the affected nipple
4. Nipple soreness when the infant latches on
1, 2, 3
Rationale:
1. Mastitis is characterized by late-onset nipple pain, followed by shooting pain during and between feedings.
2. Mastitis is characterized by late-onset nipple pain, followed by shooting pain during and between feedings.
3. The skin of the affected breast becomes pink, flaking, and pruritic.
4. Nipple soreness, engorgement, and the letdown reflex do not share these symptoms
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