What interventions will the nurse perform when feeding a child with pyloric stenosis?
A) Give a formula thinned with water.
B) Burp the infant before and during feeding.
C) Give the feeding slowly.
D) Refeed if the infant vomits.
E) Position infant on left side after feeding.

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Children with pyloric stenosis are given formula thickened with cereal; the infant is burped before and during feeding to get rid of any gas in the stomach; the infant is fed slowly and refed if vomiting occurs.The infant is positioned on the right side to allow the weight of the feeding to stay in the stomach against the pyloric valve.

What Interventions Will the Nurse Perform When Feeding a Child