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ATI RN MATERNAL NEWBORN PROCTORED
NEWEST 2024 TEST BANK COMPLETE 540
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who is pregnant and is to
undergo a contraction stress test (CST). Which of the following findings
are indications for this procedure? (Select all that apply)
A. Decreased fetal movement
B. Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)
C. Postmaturity
D. Placenta previa
E. Amniotic fluid emboli - ANSWER- 1. Decreased fetal movement
2. Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)
3. Postmaturity
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, "I missed one menstrual cycle and
cannot be pregnant because I have an intrauterine device." The nurse
should suspect which of the following?
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A. Missed abortion
B. Ectopic pregnancy
C. Severe preeclampsia
D. Hydatidiform mole - ANSWER- Ectopic pregnancy
A nurse is assisting with care for a client who has a marginal abruptio
placentae. Which of the following findings are risk factors for
developing the condition? (select all that apply)
A. Fetal position
B. blunt abdominal trauma
C. Cocaine use
D. Maternal age
E. Cigarette smoking - ANSWER- 1. blunt abdominal trauma
2. Cocaine use
3. Cigarette smoking
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who is at 32 weeks of
gestation and has a placenta previa. The nurse notes that the client is
actively bleeding. Which of the following medications should the nurse
expect the provider will prescribe?
A. Betamethasone
B. Indomethacin
C. Nifedipine
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D. Methylergonovine - ANSWER- Betamethasone
A nurse at an antepartum clinic is caring for a client who is at 4 months
of gestation. The client reports continued nausea; vomiting; and scant,
prune-colored discharge. The client has experienced no weight loss and
has a fundal height larger than expected. Which of the following
complication should the nurse suspect?
A. Hyperemesis gravidarum
B. Threatened abortion
C. Hydatidiform mole
D. Preterm labor - ANSWER- Hydatidiform mole
A nurse is assisting with the care for a client who is experiencing a
ruptured ectopic pregnancy. Which of the following findings is expected
with this condition?
A. No alteration in menses
B. Transvaginal ultrasound indicating a fetus in the uterus
C. Blood progesterone greater than the expected reference range
D. Report of severe shoulder pain - ANSWER- Report of severe
shoulder pain
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A nurse is assisting with admitting a client who is in labor and has HIV.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse identify as
contraindicated for this client? (select all that apply)
A. Vacuum extractor
B. Oxytocin infusion
C. Forceps
D. Cesarean birth
E. Internal fetal monitoring - ANSWER- 1. Vacuum extractor
2. Forceps
3. Internal fetal monitoring
A nurse in an antepartum clinic is collecting data from a client who has a
TORCH infection. Which of the following findings should the nurse
expect? (select all that apply)
A. Joint pain
B. Malaise
C. Rash
D. Urinary frequency
E. Tender lymph nodes - ANSWER- 1. Joint pain
2. Malaise
3. Rash
4. Tender lymph nodes
ATI RN MATERNAL NEWBORN PROCTORED
NEWEST 2024 TEST BANK COMPLETE 540
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who is pregnant and is to
undergo a contraction stress test (CST). Which of the following findings
are indications for this procedure? (Select all that apply)
A. Decreased fetal movement
B. Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)
C. Postmaturity
D. Placenta previa
E. Amniotic fluid emboli - ANSWER- 1. Decreased fetal movement
2. Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)
3. Postmaturity
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, "I missed one menstrual cycle and
cannot be pregnant because I have an intrauterine device." The nurse
should suspect which of the following?
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A. Missed abortion
B. Ectopic pregnancy
C. Severe preeclampsia
D. Hydatidiform mole - ANSWER- Ectopic pregnancy
A nurse is assisting with care for a client who has a marginal abruptio
placentae. Which of the following findings are risk factors for
developing the condition? (select all that apply)
A. Fetal position
B. blunt abdominal trauma
C. Cocaine use
D. Maternal age
E. Cigarette smoking - ANSWER- 1. blunt abdominal trauma
2. Cocaine use
3. Cigarette smoking
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who is at 32 weeks of
gestation and has a placenta previa. The nurse notes that the client is
actively bleeding. Which of the following medications should the nurse
expect the provider will prescribe?
A. Betamethasone
B. Indomethacin
C. Nifedipine
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D. Methylergonovine - ANSWER- Betamethasone
A nurse at an antepartum clinic is caring for a client who is at 4 months
of gestation. The client reports continued nausea; vomiting; and scant,
prune-colored discharge. The client has experienced no weight loss and
has a fundal height larger than expected. Which of the following
complication should the nurse suspect?
A. Hyperemesis gravidarum
B. Threatened abortion
C. Hydatidiform mole
D. Preterm labor - ANSWER- Hydatidiform mole
A nurse is assisting with the care for a client who is experiencing a
ruptured ectopic pregnancy. Which of the following findings is expected
with this condition?
A. No alteration in menses
B. Transvaginal ultrasound indicating a fetus in the uterus
C. Blood progesterone greater than the expected reference range
D. Report of severe shoulder pain - ANSWER- Report of severe
shoulder pain
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A nurse is assisting with admitting a client who is in labor and has HIV.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse identify as
contraindicated for this client? (select all that apply)
A. Vacuum extractor
B. Oxytocin infusion
C. Forceps
D. Cesarean birth
E. Internal fetal monitoring - ANSWER- 1. Vacuum extractor
2. Forceps
3. Internal fetal monitoring
A nurse in an antepartum clinic is collecting data from a client who has a
TORCH infection. Which of the following findings should the nurse
expect? (select all that apply)
A. Joint pain
B. Malaise
C. Rash
D. Urinary frequency
E. Tender lymph nodes - ANSWER- 1. Joint pain
2. Malaise
3. Rash
4. Tender lymph nodes
