The nurse is assessing a 3-week-old infant who has not gained weight since birth. The infant’s bowel sounds are present in all quadrants and breath sounds are clear to auscultation. The infant’s parent reports that the infant cries much of the night but sleeps better in the daytime. The parent reports that the child only breastfeeds about four times in a 24-hour period and that the parent does not seem to have much milk. Which nursing concern is the priority for this parent–infant dyad? altered breastfeeding altered comfort altered parenting risk altered sleep pattern
The nurse is assessing a 3-week-old infant who has not gained weight since birth
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