Knowing That the Condition of the New Mother's Breasts Will

question 26

Multiple Choice

Knowing that the condition of the new mother's breasts will be affected by whether she is breastfeeding,nurses should be able to tell their clients all of the following statements except:

• A)Breast tenderness is likely to persist for about a week after the start of lactation.
• B)As lactation is established,a mass may form that can be distinguished from cancer by its position shift from day to day.
• C)In nonlactating mothers colostrum is present for the first few days after childbirth.
• D)If suckling is never begun (or is discontinued),lactation ceases within a few days to a week.

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Definitions:

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to believe, after an event has occurred, that one would have predicted or expected the outcome, often oversimplifying the causes and effects.

Morality

Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.

Anchoring Heuristic

A cognitive bias that describes the common human tendency to rely too heavily on the first piece of information offered when making decisions.