ATI RN MATERNAL NEWBORN – High-Yield Notes
& Practice Questions | 2026/2027
NGN Updated Exam Bank with 200+ Verified
Questions, Answers & Rationales
1. A client who is 16 weeks of gestation asks the nurse how to prepare her
father to a younger sibling. Statements should the nurse make?
a. You should hold your newborn in your arms when you introduce
him to your toddler
b. you should move your toddler out of her crib 2 weeks prior to your due
date
c. c. you should give your toddler a gift from the baby when she
visits you in the facility
d. You should place your toddler in timeout if she exhibits regressive
Behavior after the baby is born
2. A nurse is observing an adolescent client who is offering her newborn a bottle while
he is laying in the bassinet. When the nurse offers to pick the newborn up and place
them in the client's arms, No, the baby is too tired to be held”. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
a. Insist that the mother pick up the newborn to feed him
b. demonstrate how to hold a newborn and allow the client to practice
c. persuade the client to breastfeed the newborn to promote bonding
d. offer to take the newborn to the nursery to finish his feeding
,3. A nurse is assessing a client who is in preterm labor and has a new prescription or
terbutaline 0.25 mg subcutaneous. For which of the following findings should the
nurse Withhold the medication and Report to the provider?
a. fasting blood glucose 75 mg / DL
b. blood pressure 88/58 mmhg
c. urinary output 40 ml /hr
d. FHR 120/min
4. A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a newborn about the plastibell
circumcision technique. Which of the following? - p170-171 - post procedure
bottom of 170 and goes into top of 171.
a. the plastibell
b. Administer broad-spectrum antibiotics
c. cleanse the site with Povidone iodine
d. monitor the rectal temperature every 4 hours
e. prepare for surgical closure after 72 hours
6. A nurse is caring for a newborn Boys 6 hours old and has a bedside glucose meter
reading of 65 mg / DL. The New Orleans mother has Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Administer 50 mL of dextrose solution IV
b. Obtain a blood sample of serum glucose level
c. reassesses the blood glucose level prior to the
next feeding
d. Feed the newborn immediately
,7. A nurse is caring for four enter-partum clients. Which of the following clients
should the nurse assess first?
a. A client who is at 7 weeks of gestation and reports urinary frequency
b. a client who is at 32 weeks of gestation and reports seeing floating spots
c. a client who is 38 weeks of gestation and reports leg cramps
d. a client who is at 20 weeks of gestation and reports periodic numbness in her
fingers
8. A nurse is planning care for a client who is pregnant and has HIV. Which of the
following actions Should the nurse include in the plan of care?
a. Use a fetal scalp electrode during labor and
delivery
b. Bathe the newborn before initiating skin to
skin contact
c. instruct the client to stop taking the antiretroviral medication at 32 weeks of
gestation
d. administer pneumococcal immunization to the newborn within 4 hours
following birth
9. A nurse is caring for a client who has placenta previa. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect?
a. Firm rigid abdomen
b. painless, vaginal bleeding
c. uterine hypertonicity
d. persistent headache
, 10. A nurse is planning care for a newborn who is scheduled to start phototherapy
using a lap. Which of the following actions should the nurse include?
a. Apply a thin layer lotion to the newborn skin every 8 hours
b. trust in you born in a thin layer clothing during the therapy
c. ensure the newborn's eyes are closed beneath the shield
d. give the newborn 1 oz of glucose water every 4 hours
11. A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who is breastfeeding
her newborn. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
a. Expect 2 to 4 wet diapers every 24 hours
b. allow the baby to feed at least every 3 hours
c. offer the newborn 30 ml (1 oz.) a water between feedings
d. feed the newborn 5 to 10 minutes per breast
12. A nurse is assessing a client during her first prenatal visit the client reports March
20th us her
last menstrual.. K calculate the estimated date of delivery. Use the mmdd format
with four numerals and no spaces or punctuation. 03/20! 1$%$&
12/27
& Practice Questions | 2026/2027
NGN Updated Exam Bank with 200+ Verified
Questions, Answers & Rationales
1. A client who is 16 weeks of gestation asks the nurse how to prepare her
father to a younger sibling. Statements should the nurse make?
a. You should hold your newborn in your arms when you introduce
him to your toddler
b. you should move your toddler out of her crib 2 weeks prior to your due
date
c. c. you should give your toddler a gift from the baby when she
visits you in the facility
d. You should place your toddler in timeout if she exhibits regressive
Behavior after the baby is born
2. A nurse is observing an adolescent client who is offering her newborn a bottle while
he is laying in the bassinet. When the nurse offers to pick the newborn up and place
them in the client's arms, No, the baby is too tired to be held”. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
a. Insist that the mother pick up the newborn to feed him
b. demonstrate how to hold a newborn and allow the client to practice
c. persuade the client to breastfeed the newborn to promote bonding
d. offer to take the newborn to the nursery to finish his feeding
,3. A nurse is assessing a client who is in preterm labor and has a new prescription or
terbutaline 0.25 mg subcutaneous. For which of the following findings should the
nurse Withhold the medication and Report to the provider?
a. fasting blood glucose 75 mg / DL
b. blood pressure 88/58 mmhg
c. urinary output 40 ml /hr
d. FHR 120/min
4. A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a newborn about the plastibell
circumcision technique. Which of the following? - p170-171 - post procedure
bottom of 170 and goes into top of 171.
a. the plastibell
b. Administer broad-spectrum antibiotics
c. cleanse the site with Povidone iodine
d. monitor the rectal temperature every 4 hours
e. prepare for surgical closure after 72 hours
6. A nurse is caring for a newborn Boys 6 hours old and has a bedside glucose meter
reading of 65 mg / DL. The New Orleans mother has Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Administer 50 mL of dextrose solution IV
b. Obtain a blood sample of serum glucose level
c. reassesses the blood glucose level prior to the
next feeding
d. Feed the newborn immediately
,7. A nurse is caring for four enter-partum clients. Which of the following clients
should the nurse assess first?
a. A client who is at 7 weeks of gestation and reports urinary frequency
b. a client who is at 32 weeks of gestation and reports seeing floating spots
c. a client who is 38 weeks of gestation and reports leg cramps
d. a client who is at 20 weeks of gestation and reports periodic numbness in her
fingers
8. A nurse is planning care for a client who is pregnant and has HIV. Which of the
following actions Should the nurse include in the plan of care?
a. Use a fetal scalp electrode during labor and
delivery
b. Bathe the newborn before initiating skin to
skin contact
c. instruct the client to stop taking the antiretroviral medication at 32 weeks of
gestation
d. administer pneumococcal immunization to the newborn within 4 hours
following birth
9. A nurse is caring for a client who has placenta previa. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect?
a. Firm rigid abdomen
b. painless, vaginal bleeding
c. uterine hypertonicity
d. persistent headache
, 10. A nurse is planning care for a newborn who is scheduled to start phototherapy
using a lap. Which of the following actions should the nurse include?
a. Apply a thin layer lotion to the newborn skin every 8 hours
b. trust in you born in a thin layer clothing during the therapy
c. ensure the newborn's eyes are closed beneath the shield
d. give the newborn 1 oz of glucose water every 4 hours
11. A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who is breastfeeding
her newborn. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
a. Expect 2 to 4 wet diapers every 24 hours
b. allow the baby to feed at least every 3 hours
c. offer the newborn 30 ml (1 oz.) a water between feedings
d. feed the newborn 5 to 10 minutes per breast
12. A nurse is assessing a client during her first prenatal visit the client reports March
20th us her
last menstrual.. K calculate the estimated date of delivery. Use the mmdd format
with four numerals and no spaces or punctuation. 03/20! 1$%$&
12/27
