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A nurse is assessing a postpartum client who delivered vaginally without complications and has chosen not to breastfeed her newborn infant.
Which of these findings would indicate that lactation suppression has been successful?
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Breasts are firm with mild tenderness or leakage is wrong because it suggests that lactation is still occurring and the woman may need to express some milk for comfort or use other non-pharmacological methods to suppress it.
Breasts are hard with moderate pain or leakage is wrong because it indicates that the woman is suffering from breast engorgement, which can lead to mastitis if not treated. The woman may need pharmacological intervention to suppress lactation and relieve pain.
Breasts are swollen with severe pain or leakage is wrong because it shows that the woman has developed mastitis, which is a bacterial infection of the breast tissue that requires antibiotics and analgesics. The woman may also need to drain the infected breast by expressing milk or using a pump.
Breasts are soft without engorgement or leakage. This indicates that lactation suppression has been successful and the woman is not experiencing any discomfort or risk of infection from milk accumulation.
Breasts are firm with mild tenderness or leakage is wrong because it suggests that lactation is still occurring and the woman may need to express some milk for comfort or use other non-pharmacological methods to suppress it.
Breasts are hard with moderate pain or leakage is wrong because it indicates that the woman is suffering from breast engorgement, which can lead to mastitis if not treated. The woman may need pharmacological intervention to suppress lactation and relieve pain.
Breasts are swollen with severe pain or leakage is wrong because it shows that the woman has developed mastitis, which is a bacterial infection of the breast tissue that requires antibiotics and analgesics. The woman may also need to drain the infected breast by expressing milk or using a pump.
Normal ranges for lactation suppression vary depending on the individual and the method used. Generally, lactation suppression can take from a few days to a few weeks.