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ATI RN MATERNAL NEWBORN PROCTORED
NEWEST 2024 FORM A AND FORM B
COMPLETE 140 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
ATI RN MATERNAL NEWBORN PROCTORED NEWEST 2024 FORM A
A nurse is caring for a client who is in preterm labor and is scheduled to
undergo an amniocentesis. The nurse should evaluate which of the
following tests to assess fetal lung maturity?
a. alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
b. lecithin/sphingomyelin (L/S) ratio
c. kleihauer-betke test
d. indirect coombs' test - ANSWER- b
A nurse is caring for a client who is pregnant and undergoing a non
stress test. The client asks why the nurse is using an acoustic vibration
device. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
a. "It is used to stimulate uterine contractions."
b. "It will decrease the incidence of uterine contractions."
c. "It lulls the fetus to sleep."
d. "It awakens a sleeping fetus." - ANSWER- d
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A nurse is teaching a client who is pregnant about the amniocentesis
procedure. Which of the following statements should the nurse include
in the teaching?
a. "You will lay on your right side during the procedure."
b. "You should not eat anything for 24 hours prior to the procedure."
c. "You should empty your bladder prior to the procedure."
d. "The test is done to determine gestational age." - ANSWER- c
A nurse is caring for a client who is pregnant and is to undergo a
contraction stress test (CST). Which of the following findings are
indications of this procedure? (SATA)
a. decreased fetal movement
b. intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)
c. postmaturity
d. placenta previa
e. amniotic fluid emboli - ANSWER- a
b
c
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who reports
abrupt, sharp, right-sided lower quadrant abdominal pain and bright red
vaginal bleeding. The client states she missed one menstrual cycle and
cannot be pregnant because she has an intrauterine device. The nurse
should suspect which of the following?
a. missed abortion
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b. ectopic pregnancy
c. severe preeclampsia
d. hydatidiform mole - ANSWER- b
A nurse is providing care for a client who is diagnosed with a marginal
abruptio placentae. The nurse is aware that which of the following
findings are risk factors for developing the condition? (SATA)
a. fetal position
b. blunt abdominal trauma
c. cocaine use
d. maternal age
e. cigarette smoking - ANSWER- b
c
e
A nurse is providing care for a client who is at 32 weeks of gestation and
who has a placenta previa. The nurse notes that the client is actively
bleeding. Which of the following types of medications should the nurse
anticipate the provider will prescribe?
a. betamethasone
b. indomethacin
c. nifedipine
d. methylergonovine - ANSWER- a
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A nurse at an antepartum clinic is caring for a client who is at 4 months
of gestation. The client reports continued nausea and vomiting and scant,
prune-colored discharge. She has experienced no weight loss and has a
fundal height large than expected. Which of the following complications
should the nurse suspect?
a. hyperemesis gravidarum
b. threatened abortion
c. hydatidiform mole
d. preterm labor - ANSWER- c
A nurse is caring for a client who has a diagnosis of ruptured ectopic
pregnancy. Which of the following findings is seen with this condition?
a. no alteration in meses
b. transvaginal ultrasound indicating a fetus in the uterus
c. serum progesterone greater than the expected reference range
d. report of severe shoulder pain - ANSWER- d
A nurse is admitting a client who is in labor and has HIV. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse identify as contraindicated for
this client? (SATA)
a. episiotomy
b. oxytocin infusion
c. forceps
d. cesarean birth
e. internal fetal monitoring - ANSWER- a
ATI RN MATERNAL NEWBORN PROCTORED
NEWEST 2024 FORM A AND FORM B
COMPLETE 140 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
ATI RN MATERNAL NEWBORN PROCTORED NEWEST 2024 FORM A
A nurse is caring for a client who is in preterm labor and is scheduled to
undergo an amniocentesis. The nurse should evaluate which of the
following tests to assess fetal lung maturity?
a. alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
b. lecithin/sphingomyelin (L/S) ratio
c. kleihauer-betke test
d. indirect coombs' test - ANSWER- b
A nurse is caring for a client who is pregnant and undergoing a non
stress test. The client asks why the nurse is using an acoustic vibration
device. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
a. "It is used to stimulate uterine contractions."
b. "It will decrease the incidence of uterine contractions."
c. "It lulls the fetus to sleep."
d. "It awakens a sleeping fetus." - ANSWER- d
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A nurse is teaching a client who is pregnant about the amniocentesis
procedure. Which of the following statements should the nurse include
in the teaching?
a. "You will lay on your right side during the procedure."
b. "You should not eat anything for 24 hours prior to the procedure."
c. "You should empty your bladder prior to the procedure."
d. "The test is done to determine gestational age." - ANSWER- c
A nurse is caring for a client who is pregnant and is to undergo a
contraction stress test (CST). Which of the following findings are
indications of this procedure? (SATA)
a. decreased fetal movement
b. intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)
c. postmaturity
d. placenta previa
e. amniotic fluid emboli - ANSWER- a
b
c
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who reports
abrupt, sharp, right-sided lower quadrant abdominal pain and bright red
vaginal bleeding. The client states she missed one menstrual cycle and
cannot be pregnant because she has an intrauterine device. The nurse
should suspect which of the following?
a. missed abortion
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b. ectopic pregnancy
c. severe preeclampsia
d. hydatidiform mole - ANSWER- b
A nurse is providing care for a client who is diagnosed with a marginal
abruptio placentae. The nurse is aware that which of the following
findings are risk factors for developing the condition? (SATA)
a. fetal position
b. blunt abdominal trauma
c. cocaine use
d. maternal age
e. cigarette smoking - ANSWER- b
c
e
A nurse is providing care for a client who is at 32 weeks of gestation and
who has a placenta previa. The nurse notes that the client is actively
bleeding. Which of the following types of medications should the nurse
anticipate the provider will prescribe?
a. betamethasone
b. indomethacin
c. nifedipine
d. methylergonovine - ANSWER- a
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A nurse at an antepartum clinic is caring for a client who is at 4 months
of gestation. The client reports continued nausea and vomiting and scant,
prune-colored discharge. She has experienced no weight loss and has a
fundal height large than expected. Which of the following complications
should the nurse suspect?
a. hyperemesis gravidarum
b. threatened abortion
c. hydatidiform mole
d. preterm labor - ANSWER- c
A nurse is caring for a client who has a diagnosis of ruptured ectopic
pregnancy. Which of the following findings is seen with this condition?
a. no alteration in meses
b. transvaginal ultrasound indicating a fetus in the uterus
c. serum progesterone greater than the expected reference range
d. report of severe shoulder pain - ANSWER- d
A nurse is admitting a client who is in labor and has HIV. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse identify as contraindicated for
this client? (SATA)
a. episiotomy
b. oxytocin infusion
c. forceps
d. cesarean birth
e. internal fetal monitoring - ANSWER- a
