ATI Maternal Newborn Proctored Exam
questions and answers. Updated 2022.
Graded A+
A charge nurse is teaching a group of staff nurses about fetal monitoring during labor. Which of the
following findings should the charge nurse instruct staff to report to the provider? - ✔✔C. Absent early
deceleration of fetal heart rate
A nurse is assisting the provider administer a dinoprostone insert labor for a client. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take? - ✔✔A. Place the client in semi-fowler position for 1 hr after
administration
A nurse is planning to teach a group of clients who are pregnant about breastfeeding after returning to
work. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? - ✔✔"Breast milk
can be store in a deep freezer for 12 months"
A nurse is caring for a 2-day-old newborn who was born t 35 weeks gestation. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take? - ✔✔D. Insert an orogastric decompression tube with low wall suction
A nurse is proving teaching about terbutaline to a client who is experiencing preterm labor. Which of the
following statements by the client indicated an understanding of the teaching? - ✔✔D. "This medication
could cause me to experience heart palpitations"
A nurse is caring for a newborn who is 6 hr old and has type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take? - ✔✔B. Reassess the blood glucose level prior to the next feeding
A nurse is teaching a prenatal class regarding false labor. Which of the following information should the
nurse include? - ✔✔D. "Your contractions will become temporarily regular"
A nurse is assessing a client who is at 37 weeks gestation. Which of the following statements by the
client requires immediate intervention by the nurse? - ✔✔D. "It burns when I urinate"
, A nurse is proving teaching about expected changes during pregnancy to a client who is at 24 weeks
gestation. Which of the following information should the nurse include? - ✔✔D. "You should expect
yours uterus to double in size"
A nurse is assessing a preterm newborn who is at 32 weeks gestation. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect? - ✔✔D. Sprase lanugo
A nurse is reviewing the electronic medical record for a postpartum client, The nurse should identify
that which of the following factors places the client at risk for infection? - ✔✔D. Meconium-stained fluid
A nurse in a providers office is assessing a client at her first antepartum visit. The client states that the
first day of her last menstrual cycle was March 8th. Use the Nagele's rule to calculate the estimated date
of delivery. - ✔✔1215
A nurse is planning care for a full-term newborn who is receiving phototherapy. Which of the following
actions should the nurse include in the plan of care? - ✔✔B. Avoid using lotion or ointment on the
newborn's skin
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing preterm labor and has a prescription for 4 doses of
dexamethasone 6 mg IM every 12-hr. Available is dexamethasone 10 mg/mL. How many mL of
dexamethasone should the nurse administer per dose? (round answer to the nearest tenth) - ✔✔0.6 mL
A nurse is caring for a client who is in labor and request non pharmacological pain management. Which
of the following nursing actions promotes client comfort? - ✔✔C. Assisting the client into a squatting
position
A nurse is performing an initial assessment of a newborn who was delivered with a nuchal cord. Which
of the following clinical findings should the nurse expect? - ✔✔Facial Petechiae
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving prenatal care and is at her 24-week appointment. Which of
the following laboratory tests should the nurse plan to conduct? - ✔✔Blood type and Rh
questions and answers. Updated 2022.
Graded A+
A charge nurse is teaching a group of staff nurses about fetal monitoring during labor. Which of the
following findings should the charge nurse instruct staff to report to the provider? - ✔✔C. Absent early
deceleration of fetal heart rate
A nurse is assisting the provider administer a dinoprostone insert labor for a client. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take? - ✔✔A. Place the client in semi-fowler position for 1 hr after
administration
A nurse is planning to teach a group of clients who are pregnant about breastfeeding after returning to
work. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? - ✔✔"Breast milk
can be store in a deep freezer for 12 months"
A nurse is caring for a 2-day-old newborn who was born t 35 weeks gestation. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take? - ✔✔D. Insert an orogastric decompression tube with low wall suction
A nurse is proving teaching about terbutaline to a client who is experiencing preterm labor. Which of the
following statements by the client indicated an understanding of the teaching? - ✔✔D. "This medication
could cause me to experience heart palpitations"
A nurse is caring for a newborn who is 6 hr old and has type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take? - ✔✔B. Reassess the blood glucose level prior to the next feeding
A nurse is teaching a prenatal class regarding false labor. Which of the following information should the
nurse include? - ✔✔D. "Your contractions will become temporarily regular"
A nurse is assessing a client who is at 37 weeks gestation. Which of the following statements by the
client requires immediate intervention by the nurse? - ✔✔D. "It burns when I urinate"
, A nurse is proving teaching about expected changes during pregnancy to a client who is at 24 weeks
gestation. Which of the following information should the nurse include? - ✔✔D. "You should expect
yours uterus to double in size"
A nurse is assessing a preterm newborn who is at 32 weeks gestation. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect? - ✔✔D. Sprase lanugo
A nurse is reviewing the electronic medical record for a postpartum client, The nurse should identify
that which of the following factors places the client at risk for infection? - ✔✔D. Meconium-stained fluid
A nurse in a providers office is assessing a client at her first antepartum visit. The client states that the
first day of her last menstrual cycle was March 8th. Use the Nagele's rule to calculate the estimated date
of delivery. - ✔✔1215
A nurse is planning care for a full-term newborn who is receiving phototherapy. Which of the following
actions should the nurse include in the plan of care? - ✔✔B. Avoid using lotion or ointment on the
newborn's skin
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing preterm labor and has a prescription for 4 doses of
dexamethasone 6 mg IM every 12-hr. Available is dexamethasone 10 mg/mL. How many mL of
dexamethasone should the nurse administer per dose? (round answer to the nearest tenth) - ✔✔0.6 mL
A nurse is caring for a client who is in labor and request non pharmacological pain management. Which
of the following nursing actions promotes client comfort? - ✔✔C. Assisting the client into a squatting
position
A nurse is performing an initial assessment of a newborn who was delivered with a nuchal cord. Which
of the following clinical findings should the nurse expect? - ✔✔Facial Petechiae
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving prenatal care and is at her 24-week appointment. Which of
the following laboratory tests should the nurse plan to conduct? - ✔✔Blood type and Rh
