NSG 4525 EXAM 1: ATI PREP TEST BANK
NSG 4525 EXAM 1: ATI PREP TEST BANK NEWEST 2026/2027
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
Covers key maternal and newborn nursing concepts, including Antepartum,
Intrapartum, Postpartum, Neonatal care, and Self & Sexuality. Content is clearly
aligned with ATI standards, emphasizing clinical judgment, patient-centered care,
and evidence-based practice consistent with ATI testing formats.
A nurse in a provider's office is caring for a client who is at 34 weeks of gestation
and at risk for placental abruption. The nurse should recognize that which of the
following is the most common risk factor for abruption?
A) Cocaine use
B) Hypertension
C) Blunt force trauma
D) Cigarette smoking - Correct Answer-B) Hypertension
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is planning on becoming pregnant
about the changes she should expect. Identify the sequence of maternal changes.
(Place steps in the correct order)
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- Quickening
- Lightening
- Goodell's sign
- Amenorrhea - Correct Answer-1. Amenorrhea
2. Goodell's sign
3. Quickening
4. Lightening
A nurse is admitting a client who is at 37 weeks of gestation and has severe
gestational hypertension. Which of the following actions should the nurse expect
to implement? (SATA)
A) Administer magnesium sulfate IV
B) Provide a dark, quiet environment
C) Assess respiratory status every 4 hr
D) Evaluate neurologic status every 8 hr
E) Ensure that calcium gluconate is readily available - Correct Answer-A)
Administer magnesium sulfate IV
B) Provide a dark, quiet environment
E) Ensure that calcium gluconate is readily available
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving magnesium sulfate to treat severe
preeclampsia and asks the nurse "is the medication working?" Which of the
following responses should the nurse make?
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A) "The medication is working because there are no contractions."
B) "The medication is working, because there is no seizure activity."
C) "The medication is working, because all your lung fields are clear."
D) "The medication is working, because your blood pressure is normal." - Correct
Answer-B) "The medication is working, because there is no seizure activity."
A nurse is caring for a client during a nonstress test (NST). At the end of a 30-min
period of observation, the nurse notes the following findings: the fetal heart rate
baseline is 120/min with minimal variability and no accelerations. There are two
decelerations of 15/min in the fetal heart rate during a period of fetal movement,
each lasting 20 seconds. Which of the following interpretations of these findings
should the nurse make?
A) A negative test
B) A nonreactive test
C) A positive test
D) A reactive test - Correct Answer-B) A nonreactive test
A nurse is caring for a client who has a suspected ectopic pregnancy at 8 weeks of
gestation. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect to
identify as consistent with the diagnosis?
A) Severe nausea and vomiting
B) Large amount of vaginal bleeding
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C) Unilateral, cramp-like abdominal pain
D) Uterine enlargement greater than expected for gestational age - Correct
Answer-C) Unilateral, cramp-like abdominal pain
A nurse is caring for an antepartum client whose laboratory findings indicate a
negative rubella titer. Which of the following is the correct interpretation of this
data?
A) The client is not experiencing a rubella infection at this time
B) The client is immune to the rubella virus
C) The client requires a rubella vaccination at this time
D) The client requires a rubella immunization following delivery - Correct Answer-
D) The client requires a rubella immunization following delivery
A nurse in a prenatal clinic is completing a skin assessment of a client who is in the
second trimester. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? (SATA)
A) Eczema
B) Psoriasis
C) Linea nigra
D) Chloasma
E) Striae gravidarum - Correct Answer-C) Linea nigra
D) Chloasma
E) Striae gravidarum
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NSG 4525 EXAM 1: ATI PREP TEST BANK NEWEST 2026/2027
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
Covers key maternal and newborn nursing concepts, including Antepartum,
Intrapartum, Postpartum, Neonatal care, and Self & Sexuality. Content is clearly
aligned with ATI standards, emphasizing clinical judgment, patient-centered care,
and evidence-based practice consistent with ATI testing formats.
A nurse in a provider's office is caring for a client who is at 34 weeks of gestation
and at risk for placental abruption. The nurse should recognize that which of the
following is the most common risk factor for abruption?
A) Cocaine use
B) Hypertension
C) Blunt force trauma
D) Cigarette smoking - Correct Answer-B) Hypertension
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is planning on becoming pregnant
about the changes she should expect. Identify the sequence of maternal changes.
(Place steps in the correct order)
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, NSG 4525 EXAM 1: ATI PREP TEST BANK
- Quickening
- Lightening
- Goodell's sign
- Amenorrhea - Correct Answer-1. Amenorrhea
2. Goodell's sign
3. Quickening
4. Lightening
A nurse is admitting a client who is at 37 weeks of gestation and has severe
gestational hypertension. Which of the following actions should the nurse expect
to implement? (SATA)
A) Administer magnesium sulfate IV
B) Provide a dark, quiet environment
C) Assess respiratory status every 4 hr
D) Evaluate neurologic status every 8 hr
E) Ensure that calcium gluconate is readily available - Correct Answer-A)
Administer magnesium sulfate IV
B) Provide a dark, quiet environment
E) Ensure that calcium gluconate is readily available
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving magnesium sulfate to treat severe
preeclampsia and asks the nurse "is the medication working?" Which of the
following responses should the nurse make?
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A) "The medication is working because there are no contractions."
B) "The medication is working, because there is no seizure activity."
C) "The medication is working, because all your lung fields are clear."
D) "The medication is working, because your blood pressure is normal." - Correct
Answer-B) "The medication is working, because there is no seizure activity."
A nurse is caring for a client during a nonstress test (NST). At the end of a 30-min
period of observation, the nurse notes the following findings: the fetal heart rate
baseline is 120/min with minimal variability and no accelerations. There are two
decelerations of 15/min in the fetal heart rate during a period of fetal movement,
each lasting 20 seconds. Which of the following interpretations of these findings
should the nurse make?
A) A negative test
B) A nonreactive test
C) A positive test
D) A reactive test - Correct Answer-B) A nonreactive test
A nurse is caring for a client who has a suspected ectopic pregnancy at 8 weeks of
gestation. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect to
identify as consistent with the diagnosis?
A) Severe nausea and vomiting
B) Large amount of vaginal bleeding
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C) Unilateral, cramp-like abdominal pain
D) Uterine enlargement greater than expected for gestational age - Correct
Answer-C) Unilateral, cramp-like abdominal pain
A nurse is caring for an antepartum client whose laboratory findings indicate a
negative rubella titer. Which of the following is the correct interpretation of this
data?
A) The client is not experiencing a rubella infection at this time
B) The client is immune to the rubella virus
C) The client requires a rubella vaccination at this time
D) The client requires a rubella immunization following delivery - Correct Answer-
D) The client requires a rubella immunization following delivery
A nurse in a prenatal clinic is completing a skin assessment of a client who is in the
second trimester. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? (SATA)
A) Eczema
B) Psoriasis
C) Linea nigra
D) Chloasma
E) Striae gravidarum - Correct Answer-C) Linea nigra
D) Chloasma
E) Striae gravidarum
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