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ATI MATERNAL HEALTH TEST BANK**ESSENTIALS
OF MATERNITY, NEWBORN, AND WOMEN'S HEALTH
NURSING**200+ PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS & DETAILED
RATIONALES**ANTEPARTUM • INTRAPARTUM •
POSTPARTUM • NEWBORN CARE • WOMEN'S
HEALTH**HIGH-YIELD CONTENT • TOP GRADE •
FIRST-TIME PASS**
# TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Section | Topic | Questions |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| 1 | Antepartum (Prenatal Care, Fetal Development, Complications) | 1–
40 |
| 2 | Intrapartum (Labor & Delivery, Fetal Monitoring, Pain
Management) | 41–80 |
| 3 | Postpartum (Maternal Recovery, Complications, Newborn
Adaptation) | 81–120 |
| 4 | High-Risk Pregnancy (GDM, Preeclampsia, Preterm Labor,
Infections) | 121–160 |
| 5 | Newborn Nursing (Assessment, Care, Complications) | 161–190 |
| 6 | Women's Health (Contraception, STIs, Menopause, Reproductive
Disorders) | 191–210
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# SECTION 1: ANTEPARTUM (PRENATAL CARE, FETAL
DEVELOPMENT, COMPLICATIONS) – Questions 1–40
**Q1. A nurse is teaching a newly pregnant client about expected body
changes. The nurse should identify that which of the following is a
positive sign of pregnancy?**
A) Amenorrhea
B) Nausea and vomiting
C) Fetal heart tone auscultated by Doppler
D) Breast tenderness
**Answer: C**
*Rationale:* Positive signs of pregnancy confirm the presence of a fetus.
They include fetal heart tones (auscultated by Doppler), fetal movement
palpated by an examiner, and visualization of the fetus on ultrasound.
Presumptive signs (amenorrhea, nausea, breast tenderness) are
subjective and could have other causes. Probable signs (positive
pregnancy test, Goodell's sign, Chadwick's sign, Hegar's sign) are
objective but not definitive .
**Q2. The nurse is performing Leopold maneuvers on a client at 36
weeks gestation. The maneuver identifies a hard, round mass in the
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fundus and a soft, irregular mass in the lower pelvis. The nurse should
document the fetal presentation as:**
A) Cephalic (vertex)
B) Breech
C) Transverse lie
D) Shoulder
**Answer: B**
*Rationale:* Leopold maneuvers systematically palpate the maternal
abdomen to determine fetal presentation and position. A hard, round
mass in the fundus is the fetal head, and a soft, irregular mass in the
lower pelvis is the breech (buttocks/feet). This indicates a breech
presentation. In cephalic presentation, the head is in the lower pelvis,
and the breech is in the fundus .
**Q3. At 14 weeks gestation, a client asks the nurse when she will likely
feel the baby move. The nurse should respond:**
A) "You should have felt movement by now."
B) "Most women feel the first fetal movement (quickening) between 16
and 22 weeks."
C) "You will not feel movement until the third trimester."
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D) "Only women who have had previous pregnancies feel movement
this early."
**Answer: B**
*Rationale:* Quickening (first fetal movements) is typically felt by
primigravidas at 18-20 weeks and by multigravidas at 16-18 weeks.
Some women may feel movement as early as 16 weeks. The range is 16-
22 weeks. Absence of movement at 14 weeks is normal. Multiparous
women may feel movement earlier, but primigravidas can also feel
movement within the normal range .
**Q4. A client at 8 weeks gestation reports persistent nausea and
vomiting. Which of the following interventions should the nurse
recommend first?**
A) Prescribe an antiemetic medication
B) Eat small, frequent meals; avoid an empty stomach; dry crackers
before rising
C) Hospitalize for IV fluids
D) Stop all prenatal vitamins
**Answer: B**
ATI MATERNAL HEALTH TEST BANK**ESSENTIALS
OF MATERNITY, NEWBORN, AND WOMEN'S HEALTH
NURSING**200+ PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS & DETAILED
RATIONALES**ANTEPARTUM • INTRAPARTUM •
POSTPARTUM • NEWBORN CARE • WOMEN'S
HEALTH**HIGH-YIELD CONTENT • TOP GRADE •
FIRST-TIME PASS**
# TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Section | Topic | Questions |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| 1 | Antepartum (Prenatal Care, Fetal Development, Complications) | 1–
40 |
| 2 | Intrapartum (Labor & Delivery, Fetal Monitoring, Pain
Management) | 41–80 |
| 3 | Postpartum (Maternal Recovery, Complications, Newborn
Adaptation) | 81–120 |
| 4 | High-Risk Pregnancy (GDM, Preeclampsia, Preterm Labor,
Infections) | 121–160 |
| 5 | Newborn Nursing (Assessment, Care, Complications) | 161–190 |
| 6 | Women's Health (Contraception, STIs, Menopause, Reproductive
Disorders) | 191–210
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# SECTION 1: ANTEPARTUM (PRENATAL CARE, FETAL
DEVELOPMENT, COMPLICATIONS) – Questions 1–40
**Q1. A nurse is teaching a newly pregnant client about expected body
changes. The nurse should identify that which of the following is a
positive sign of pregnancy?**
A) Amenorrhea
B) Nausea and vomiting
C) Fetal heart tone auscultated by Doppler
D) Breast tenderness
**Answer: C**
*Rationale:* Positive signs of pregnancy confirm the presence of a fetus.
They include fetal heart tones (auscultated by Doppler), fetal movement
palpated by an examiner, and visualization of the fetus on ultrasound.
Presumptive signs (amenorrhea, nausea, breast tenderness) are
subjective and could have other causes. Probable signs (positive
pregnancy test, Goodell's sign, Chadwick's sign, Hegar's sign) are
objective but not definitive .
**Q2. The nurse is performing Leopold maneuvers on a client at 36
weeks gestation. The maneuver identifies a hard, round mass in the
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fundus and a soft, irregular mass in the lower pelvis. The nurse should
document the fetal presentation as:**
A) Cephalic (vertex)
B) Breech
C) Transverse lie
D) Shoulder
**Answer: B**
*Rationale:* Leopold maneuvers systematically palpate the maternal
abdomen to determine fetal presentation and position. A hard, round
mass in the fundus is the fetal head, and a soft, irregular mass in the
lower pelvis is the breech (buttocks/feet). This indicates a breech
presentation. In cephalic presentation, the head is in the lower pelvis,
and the breech is in the fundus .
**Q3. At 14 weeks gestation, a client asks the nurse when she will likely
feel the baby move. The nurse should respond:**
A) "You should have felt movement by now."
B) "Most women feel the first fetal movement (quickening) between 16
and 22 weeks."
C) "You will not feel movement until the third trimester."
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D) "Only women who have had previous pregnancies feel movement
this early."
**Answer: B**
*Rationale:* Quickening (first fetal movements) is typically felt by
primigravidas at 18-20 weeks and by multigravidas at 16-18 weeks.
Some women may feel movement as early as 16 weeks. The range is 16-
22 weeks. Absence of movement at 14 weeks is normal. Multiparous
women may feel movement earlier, but primigravidas can also feel
movement within the normal range .
**Q4. A client at 8 weeks gestation reports persistent nausea and
vomiting. Which of the following interventions should the nurse
recommend first?**
A) Prescribe an antiemetic medication
B) Eat small, frequent meals; avoid an empty stomach; dry crackers
before rising
C) Hospitalize for IV fluids
D) Stop all prenatal vitamins
**Answer: B**
