Practice Question
A nurse is feeding a newborn with congenital heart disease (CHD). Which finding would the nurse interpret as indicating respiratory distress and to pause the feeding.
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Correct Answer:
Subcostal retractions during feeding
Rationale:
🔷 Subcostal retractions indicate increased work of breathing and impending respiratory distress.
🔷 In infants with congenital heart disease, feeding can increase oxygen demand, worsening dyspnea.
🔷 Signs such as nasal flaring, grunting, tachypnea, or retractions require pausing the feeding immediately.
🔷 Continuing to feed during distress increases risk for aspiration and hypoxia.
🔷 Feeding should resume only when breathing stabilizes and after provider evaluation.
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- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: ATI Exam(s)
- Domain: RN ATI Pediatrics
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