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Breastfeeding: Maternal Candidiasis and Infant Thrush
The nurse takes a telephone call from Dara, a 32 year old woman who is experiencing stabbing pain in her right breast while breastfeeding her 7 month old infant. Dara describes white patches on her infant's tongue. The nurse tells Dara to come to the outpatient clinic to be examined.
Before examining Dara, the nurse consults Nursing Reference Center, searching for breastfeeding and thrush and locates the Quick Lesson, "Breastfeeding: Maternal Candidiasis and Infant Thrush." The nurse reviews important material about candidiasis and thrush.
The nurse assesses Dara and her infant. After the treating clinician diagnoses the dyad with maternal candidiasis and thrush, the nurse educates Dara to apply the topical antifungal medication to her infant's tongue after every feeding and to apply topical antifungal medication to her nipple prior to breastfeeding.
In addition, the nurse explains to Dara that she can take ibuprofen to help reduce her breast pain.
After her clinic visit Dara feels confident in her knowledge of how to treat her and her infant's candidiasis and thrush.
Note: The above referenced Quick Lesson is freely accessible to all readers of the Nursing Reference Center Update.
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