The community health nurse is visiting a postpartum mother who is breast-feeding her 3.2 kg (7-lb) infant daughter. Which of the following statements, if made by the mother, indicates that further...

The community health nurse is visiting a postpartum mother who is breast-feeding her 3.2 kg (7-lb) infant daughter. Which of the following statements, if made by the mother, indicates that further teaching is necessary?

1. “When using over-the-counter medication, I should take only the lowest effective dose.”

2. “The higher the dose of medication, the more likely it will be secreted into breast milk.”

3. “Drugs that work on the nervous system have a tendency to penetrate into the breast milk.”

4. “Medication in liquid form should be avoided since it more readily enters the breast milk.”