IBCLC Practice Test 3

10 free IBCLC practice questions in the real exam format, covering the official content areas, with an explanation for every answer.

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Clinical Skills

The unit manager has asked the IBCLC to help build staff breastfeeding skills. Which action by the IBCLC is most appropriate in this situation?

Visual examination: Postnatal unit, day 1. A staff nurse helping a parent latch holds the back of the infant's head with one hand and pushes the face toward the breast as soon as the mouth opens slightly. The infant arches away, cries and roots to the side. The nurse repeats this three times while the parent watches.