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NURSING CARE PLAN ─ Interrupted Breastfeeding

ASSESSMENT DIAGNOSIS INFERENCE PLANNING INTERVENTIONS RATIONALE EVALUATION

SUBJECTIVE: Interrupted Neonate is After 3 hours of Independent: To After 4 hours of

breastfeeding diagnosed with nursing assess/evaluate nursing
“ I don’t get to  Assess mother’s
related to neonatal sepsis interventions, the the need for interventions,
spend a lot of understanding
neonate’s mother will be further goal met.
time with my (perception and
present illness able to identify instruction Patient was able
baby,” as knowledge) for
as evidenced Neonate is placed in and demonstrate to identify,
verbalized by the interrupting Emotional
by separation the Neonatal techniques to demonstrate
mother breastfeeding feelings may
of mother to intensive care unit sustain lactation and verbalize
affect resumption
OBJECTIVES: infant for better until  Assess mother’s techniques that
after interruption
management and breastfeeding is emotional would help
 Infant is initiated. sustain lactation
care reactions to Mother must
diagnosed have a plan in until
having to interrupt
with sepsis order to carry on breastfeeding is
breastfeeding.
Baby is separated Give emotional usual routine and initiated.
 Newborn is
separated from mother support to mother still make sure
from mother and accept the baby is fed on
decision regarding schedule
 The mother cessation/
Mother is unable to To advise her how
unable to breastfeed baby continuation of
provide breast to incorporate
continuously breast feeding.
milk to breastfeeding
newborn  Review mother’s into her schedule
continuously daily routine
Interrupted To aid in feeding
breastfeeding  Instruct mother in the neonate with
methods for breast milk
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expressing and without the

storing breast mother
milk. Demonstrate breastfeeding the
the use of a breast infant.
pump (manual
To provide
piston type)
optimal nutrition
 Review techniques and promote
for storage/use of continuation of
expressed breast breastfeeding
milk process

 Determine if a So that infant will

routine visiting be hungry/ ready
schedule or to feed
advance warning
To promote
can be provided
successful infant
 Provide privacy, feeding
calm surroundings Reinforces that
when mother feeding time is
breast feeds. pleasurable and
 Recommend for enhances
infant sucking on digestion and to
a regular basis sustain adequate
milk production
 Encourage mother and breast
to obtain feeding process
adequate rest,
maintain fluid and
nutritional intake,
and schedule
breast pumping
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every 3 hours
while awake