During an Assessment of a 4-Week-Old Infant, the Primary Care

question 8

Multiple Choice

During an assessment of a 4-week-old infant, the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner learns that a breastfed infant nurses every 2 hours during the day but is able to sleep for a 4-hour period during the night. The infant has gained 20 grams per day in the interval since last seen in the clinic. What will the nurse practitioner recommend?

• A) Continuing to nurse the infant using the current pattern
• B) Nursing the infant for longer periods every 4 hours
• C) Supplementing with formula at the last nighttime feeding
• D) Waking the infant every 2 hours to nurse during the night

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