ATI MATERNAL NEWBORN
PROCTORED 2023
GRADED A
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for combined oral
contraceptives about potential adverse effects of the medication. For which of the
following findings should the nurse instruct the client to notify the provider?
A. Shortness of breath
B. Breakthrough bleeding
C. Vomiting
D. Breast tenderness - ANSWERS---A. Shortness of breath
A nurse is caring for a client following an amniocentesis at 18 weeks of gestation. Which
of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider as a potential
complication?
, A. Increased fetal movement
B. Leakage of fluid from the vagina
C. Upper abdominal discomfort
D. Urinary frequency - ANSWERS---B. Leakage of fluid from the vagina
A nurse is calculating a client's expected date of birth using Nagele's rule. The client
tells the nurse that her last menstrual cycle started on November 27th. Which of the
following dates is the client's expected date of birth? - ANSWERS---September 3rd
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 41 weeks of gestation and has a positive
contraction stress test. For which of the following diagnostic tests should the nurse
prepare the client?
A. Percutaneous umbilical blood sampling
B. Amnioinfusion
C. Biophysical profile (BPP)
D. Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) - ANSWERS---C. Biophysical profile (BPP)
A nurse is teaching a new parent about newborn safety. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. "You can share your room with your baby for the next few weeks."
B. "Cover your baby with a light blanket while sleeping."
C. "Check the temperature of your baby's bath water with your hand."
D. "Your baby can nap in the car seat during the daytime." - ANSWERS---A. "You can
share your room with your baby for the next few weeks."
A nurse is caring for a client who is in labor and whose fetus is in the right occiput
posterior position. The client is dilated to 8 cm and reports back pain. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
A. Apply sacral counterpressure.
B. Perform transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS).
C. Initiate slow-paced breathing.
D. Assist with biofeedback. - ANSWERS---A. Apply sacral counterpressure.
A nurse is caring for a newborn who is undergoing phototherapy to treat
hyperbilirubinemia. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Cover the newborn's eyes while under the phototherapy light.
B. Keep the newborn in a shirt while under the phototherapy light.
C. Apply a light moisturizing lotion to the newborn's skin.
D. Turn and reposition the newborn every 4 hr while undergoing phototherapy -
ANSWERS---A. Cover the newborn's eyes while under the phototherapy light.
PROCTORED 2023
GRADED A
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for combined oral
contraceptives about potential adverse effects of the medication. For which of the
following findings should the nurse instruct the client to notify the provider?
A. Shortness of breath
B. Breakthrough bleeding
C. Vomiting
D. Breast tenderness - ANSWERS---A. Shortness of breath
A nurse is caring for a client following an amniocentesis at 18 weeks of gestation. Which
of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider as a potential
complication?
, A. Increased fetal movement
B. Leakage of fluid from the vagina
C. Upper abdominal discomfort
D. Urinary frequency - ANSWERS---B. Leakage of fluid from the vagina
A nurse is calculating a client's expected date of birth using Nagele's rule. The client
tells the nurse that her last menstrual cycle started on November 27th. Which of the
following dates is the client's expected date of birth? - ANSWERS---September 3rd
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 41 weeks of gestation and has a positive
contraction stress test. For which of the following diagnostic tests should the nurse
prepare the client?
A. Percutaneous umbilical blood sampling
B. Amnioinfusion
C. Biophysical profile (BPP)
D. Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) - ANSWERS---C. Biophysical profile (BPP)
A nurse is teaching a new parent about newborn safety. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. "You can share your room with your baby for the next few weeks."
B. "Cover your baby with a light blanket while sleeping."
C. "Check the temperature of your baby's bath water with your hand."
D. "Your baby can nap in the car seat during the daytime." - ANSWERS---A. "You can
share your room with your baby for the next few weeks."
A nurse is caring for a client who is in labor and whose fetus is in the right occiput
posterior position. The client is dilated to 8 cm and reports back pain. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
A. Apply sacral counterpressure.
B. Perform transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS).
C. Initiate slow-paced breathing.
D. Assist with biofeedback. - ANSWERS---A. Apply sacral counterpressure.
A nurse is caring for a newborn who is undergoing phototherapy to treat
hyperbilirubinemia. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Cover the newborn's eyes while under the phototherapy light.
B. Keep the newborn in a shirt while under the phototherapy light.
C. Apply a light moisturizing lotion to the newborn's skin.
D. Turn and reposition the newborn every 4 hr while undergoing phototherapy -
ANSWERS---A. Cover the newborn's eyes while under the phototherapy light.