ATI CAPSTONE MATERNAL, NEWBORN, AND
WOMEN'S HEALTH COMPREHENSIVE
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ 2026
A nurse is caring for a newborn who has hydrocephalus. Which of the following
manifestations should the nurse expect to find?
Over-riding suture lines
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,Dilated scalp veins
Hypertension
A backward sloping appearance of the forehead ANSWER >> Dilated scalp veins;
Manifestations of hydrocephalus in newborns include dilated scalp veins, separated
sutures, and, in late infancy, frontal enlargement.
A nurse is caring for a preterm newborn who has nasogastric tube and who recently
began intermittent gavage feedings of formula. The nurse notes increased abdominal
distention, lethargy, bloody stools, and increasing gastric residuals before feedings. The
nurse should suspect which of the following?
Overstimulation
Necrotizing enterocolitis
Need for placement of a gastrostomy tube
Intraventricular hemorrhage ANSWER >> Necrotizing enterocolitis;
Premature newborns who are formula fed are much more likely to contract this acute
inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal mucosa.
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,A nurse is caring for a client who is in active labor and notes late deceleration in the
FHR. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Elevate the client's legs.
Position the client on her side.
Administer oxygen via face mask.
Increase the infusion rate of the IV fluid. ANSWER >> Position the client on her side;
Late decelerations stem from decreased blood perfusion to the placenta or compression
of the placenta. A position change should increase perfusion or decrease compression,
and it is the first intervention the nurse should try. The greatest risk to the client is fetal
hypoxia, so the priority action is the one that has the best chance of improving fetal
perfusion.
A nurse is admitting a client who is at 36 weeks gestation and has painless, bright red
vaginal bleeding. The nurse should recognize this finding as an indication of which of
the following conditions?
Abruptio placentae
Placenta previa
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, Precipitous labor
Threatened abortion ANSWER >> Placenta previa;
Painless, bright red vaginal bleeding in the second or third trimester is a manifestation
of placenta previa.
A nurse is admitting a term newborn following a cesarean birth. The nurse observes that
the newborn's skin is slightly yellow. The finding indicates the newborn is experiencing a
complication related to which of the following?
Maternal/newborn blood group incompatibility
Absence of vitamin K
Physiologic jaundice
Maternal cocaine abuse ANSWER >> Maternal/newborn blood group incompatibility;
Maternal/newborn blood group incompatibility is the most common form of pathologic
jaundice and the jaundice appears within the first 24 hr of life.
A nurse is planning care for a client who is 2 hrs postpartum following a cesarean birth.
The client has a history of thromboembolic disease. Which of the following nursing
interventions should be included in the plan of care?
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WOMEN'S HEALTH COMPREHENSIVE
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ 2026
A nurse is caring for a newborn who has hydrocephalus. Which of the following
manifestations should the nurse expect to find?
Over-riding suture lines
1
,Dilated scalp veins
Hypertension
A backward sloping appearance of the forehead ANSWER >> Dilated scalp veins;
Manifestations of hydrocephalus in newborns include dilated scalp veins, separated
sutures, and, in late infancy, frontal enlargement.
A nurse is caring for a preterm newborn who has nasogastric tube and who recently
began intermittent gavage feedings of formula. The nurse notes increased abdominal
distention, lethargy, bloody stools, and increasing gastric residuals before feedings. The
nurse should suspect which of the following?
Overstimulation
Necrotizing enterocolitis
Need for placement of a gastrostomy tube
Intraventricular hemorrhage ANSWER >> Necrotizing enterocolitis;
Premature newborns who are formula fed are much more likely to contract this acute
inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal mucosa.
2
,A nurse is caring for a client who is in active labor and notes late deceleration in the
FHR. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Elevate the client's legs.
Position the client on her side.
Administer oxygen via face mask.
Increase the infusion rate of the IV fluid. ANSWER >> Position the client on her side;
Late decelerations stem from decreased blood perfusion to the placenta or compression
of the placenta. A position change should increase perfusion or decrease compression,
and it is the first intervention the nurse should try. The greatest risk to the client is fetal
hypoxia, so the priority action is the one that has the best chance of improving fetal
perfusion.
A nurse is admitting a client who is at 36 weeks gestation and has painless, bright red
vaginal bleeding. The nurse should recognize this finding as an indication of which of
the following conditions?
Abruptio placentae
Placenta previa
3
, Precipitous labor
Threatened abortion ANSWER >> Placenta previa;
Painless, bright red vaginal bleeding in the second or third trimester is a manifestation
of placenta previa.
A nurse is admitting a term newborn following a cesarean birth. The nurse observes that
the newborn's skin is slightly yellow. The finding indicates the newborn is experiencing a
complication related to which of the following?
Maternal/newborn blood group incompatibility
Absence of vitamin K
Physiologic jaundice
Maternal cocaine abuse ANSWER >> Maternal/newborn blood group incompatibility;
Maternal/newborn blood group incompatibility is the most common form of pathologic
jaundice and the jaundice appears within the first 24 hr of life.
A nurse is planning care for a client who is 2 hrs postpartum following a cesarean birth.
The client has a history of thromboembolic disease. Which of the following nursing
interventions should be included in the plan of care?
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