RN Exam Practice
Health Promotion and MaintenanceQuestion 2009 of 2368

Which statement by a breastfeeding client shows that teaching about feeding was effective?

  1. "I will let my baby empty one breast before offering the other."
  2. "I will switch breasts every few minutes so both are used equally."
  3. "I will offer the breast only every six hours."
  4. "I will stop a feeding as soon as the baby starts to swallow."
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Correct answer: "I will let my baby empty one breast before offering the other."

Emptying one breast first lets the infant receive both the watery foremilk and the high-fat hindmilk.

Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Postpartum Care: LACTOGENESIS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Health Promotion and Maintenance"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026