Basic Care and ComfortQuestion 1314 of 2368
An infant with a heart defect takes more than 30 minutes to finish each feeding and gains weight poorly. Which intervention does the nurse anticipate?
- Feedings of larger volume every six hours
- Feeding in a flat position to ease swallowing
- Longer feeding sessions of at least 45 minutes
- Gavage feedings to increase calories with less energy use
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Correct answer: Gavage feedings to increase calories with less energy use
Feeding is tiring and raises oxygen use. Gavage feedings add calories while saving energy.
Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Congenital Heart Defects: Nursing Interventions. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Practice the topic "Basic Care and Comfort"Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026