The mother of a 3-month-old infant states that her baby has not been gaining weight. With further questioning, the nurse finds that the infant falls asleep after nursing and wakes up after a short-time hungry again. What other information would the nurse want to have?

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To screen for heart disease in an infant, the focus should be on feeding. Fatigue during feeding should be noted. An infant with heart failure takes fewer ounces each feeding, becomes dyspneic with sucking, may be diaphoretic, and then falls into exhausted sleep and awakens after a short -time hungry again. The infant's sleeping position, sibling history of eating disorders, and amount of background noise with eating are not r/t the symptoms this infant is experiencing. These symptoms are characteristic of heart disease.

The Mother of a 3-Month-Old Infant States That Her Baby