Nur 5305 w3 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Breastfeeding adapts milk properties as the infant ages. (true/false) - Answer true Breastfeeding augments healing of maternal herpetic nipple lesions. (true/false) - Answer false Breastfeeding lowers incidence of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. (true/false) - Answer true Breastfeeding produces a protective intestinal barrier. (true/false) - Answer true Breastfeeding significantly increases IQ. (true/false) - Answer false

What is the daily sleep requirement of a newborn? - Answer 10.5-18 hrs What are recommendations for newborn sleep? - Answer room-sharing (not cosleeping), pacifier use, safe sleep What is the daily sleep requirement of an infant? - Answer 14-15 hrs When should sleep training begin? - Answer 3-4 mo What are components of sleep training? - Answer put infant in bed when drowsy (not asleep), do not feed to sleep (unable to self-sooth), use sleep aids (pacifiers, blankets, stuffed animals)

What are symptoms of a vitamin E excess? - Answer hemorrhagic effects (if taking supplements, no known toxicity w dietary doses) What are symptoms of a vitamin D excess? - Answer NVD, weakness, hypercalcemia, hypercalciuria (think calcium deposits) What are symptoms of niacin excess? - Answer heat rush, flushing (w excessive doses, no known toxicity w dietary doses) What are symptoms of a vitamin K deficit? - Answer defective coagulation, hemorrhages, liver injury

When did widespread concern about bloodborne infections transform healthcare practices? - Answer 1980s A retrovirus is one that ______. - Answer Uses RNA to create DNA The HIV retrovirus is particularly deadly because _____. - Answer It attacks the body's immune system The body's immune response to HBV causes damage to the _________________. - Answer Liver