ATI RN MATERNAL NEWBORN PROCTORED RETAKE
2024/2025 COMPLETE EXAM/ ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ GRADED A+
A nurse on the postpartum unit is caring for four clients. For which of the following
clients should the nurse notify the provider?
A. A client who has a urinary output of 300 ml in 8 hr.
B. A client who reports abdominal cramping during breastfeeding
C. A client who is receiving magnesium sulfate and has absent deep tendon reflexes
D. A client who reports lochia rhubarb requiring changing perineal pads every 3 h -
Correct Answer - C
A nurse is caring for a client who has active genital herpes simplex virus type 2. Which
of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer?
A. Metronidazole
B. Penicillin
C. Acyclovir
D. Gentamicin - Correct Answer - C
A nurse is caring for a client following an amniocentesis. The nurse should observe the
client for which of the following complications?
A. Hyperemesis
B. Proteinuria
C. Hypoxia
D. Hemorrhage - Correct Answer - D
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,A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving oxytocin by continuous IV infusion
for labor induction.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
A. Increase the infusion rate every 30 to 60 min.
B. Maintain the client in a supine position.
C. Titrate the infusion rate by 4 milliunits/min.
D. Limit IV intake to 4 L per 24 hr. - Correct Answer - A
A nurse is caring for a 2-day-old newborn who was born at 35 weeks of gestation.
Which of the following actions should the nurse the nurse takes? (Click on the "Exhibit"
Button for additional information about the newborn. There are three tabs that contain
separate categories of date.)
A. Administer nitric oxide inhalation therapy to the newborn
B. Insert an orogastric decompression tube with low wall suction.
C. Provide the newborn with an iron-rich formula containing vitamin B12 every 2 hr.
D. Measure the abdominal circumference at the level of the newborn's umbilicus every
2 hr. - Correct Answer - D
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving oxytocin for induction of labor and notes
late decelerations of the fetal heart rate on the monitor Tracing. Which of the following
action should the nurse take?
A. Decrease maintenance IV solution infusion rate.
B. Place the client in lateral position.
C. Administer misoprostol 25 mcg vaginally
D. Administer oxygen via face mask at 2 L/min - Correct Answer - B
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. Instruct the client to stop taking the antiretroviral medication at 32 weeks of
gestation.
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, B. Use a fetal scalp electrode during labor and delivery.
C. Administer a pneumococcal immunization to the newborn within 4 hr. following birth.
D. Bathe the newborn before initiating skin-to-skin contact - Correct Answer - D
A nurse is preparing to administer methylergonovine 0.2 mg orally to a client who is 2
hr. postpartum and has a boggy uterus. For which of the following assessment findings
should the nurse withhold the medication?
A. Blood pressure 142/92 mm Hg
B. Urine output 100 mL in hr.
C. Pulse 58/min
D. Respiratory rate 14/min - Correct Answer - A
A nurse is reviewing laboratory results for client who is pregnant. The Nurse should
expect which of the following laboratory values to increase?
A. RBC count
B. Bilirubin
C. Fasting blood glucose
D. Bun - Correct Answer - A OR C
A nurse is caring for four clients. For which of the following clients should the nurse
auscultate the fetal heart rate during the prenatal visit?
A. A client who has an ultrasound that confirms a molar pregnancy
B. A client who has a crown-rump length of 7 weeks gestation
C. A client who has a positive urine pregnancy test 1 week after missed menses
D. A client who has felt quickening for the first time - Correct Answer - D
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?
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2024/2025 COMPLETE EXAM/ ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ GRADED A+
A nurse on the postpartum unit is caring for four clients. For which of the following
clients should the nurse notify the provider?
A. A client who has a urinary output of 300 ml in 8 hr.
B. A client who reports abdominal cramping during breastfeeding
C. A client who is receiving magnesium sulfate and has absent deep tendon reflexes
D. A client who reports lochia rhubarb requiring changing perineal pads every 3 h -
Correct Answer - C
A nurse is caring for a client who has active genital herpes simplex virus type 2. Which
of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer?
A. Metronidazole
B. Penicillin
C. Acyclovir
D. Gentamicin - Correct Answer - C
A nurse is caring for a client following an amniocentesis. The nurse should observe the
client for which of the following complications?
A. Hyperemesis
B. Proteinuria
C. Hypoxia
D. Hemorrhage - Correct Answer - D
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,A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving oxytocin by continuous IV infusion
for labor induction.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
A. Increase the infusion rate every 30 to 60 min.
B. Maintain the client in a supine position.
C. Titrate the infusion rate by 4 milliunits/min.
D. Limit IV intake to 4 L per 24 hr. - Correct Answer - A
A nurse is caring for a 2-day-old newborn who was born at 35 weeks of gestation.
Which of the following actions should the nurse the nurse takes? (Click on the "Exhibit"
Button for additional information about the newborn. There are three tabs that contain
separate categories of date.)
A. Administer nitric oxide inhalation therapy to the newborn
B. Insert an orogastric decompression tube with low wall suction.
C. Provide the newborn with an iron-rich formula containing vitamin B12 every 2 hr.
D. Measure the abdominal circumference at the level of the newborn's umbilicus every
2 hr. - Correct Answer - D
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving oxytocin for induction of labor and notes
late decelerations of the fetal heart rate on the monitor Tracing. Which of the following
action should the nurse take?
A. Decrease maintenance IV solution infusion rate.
B. Place the client in lateral position.
C. Administer misoprostol 25 mcg vaginally
D. Administer oxygen via face mask at 2 L/min - Correct Answer - B
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. Instruct the client to stop taking the antiretroviral medication at 32 weeks of
gestation.
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, B. Use a fetal scalp electrode during labor and delivery.
C. Administer a pneumococcal immunization to the newborn within 4 hr. following birth.
D. Bathe the newborn before initiating skin-to-skin contact - Correct Answer - D
A nurse is preparing to administer methylergonovine 0.2 mg orally to a client who is 2
hr. postpartum and has a boggy uterus. For which of the following assessment findings
should the nurse withhold the medication?
A. Blood pressure 142/92 mm Hg
B. Urine output 100 mL in hr.
C. Pulse 58/min
D. Respiratory rate 14/min - Correct Answer - A
A nurse is reviewing laboratory results for client who is pregnant. The Nurse should
expect which of the following laboratory values to increase?
A. RBC count
B. Bilirubin
C. Fasting blood glucose
D. Bun - Correct Answer - A OR C
A nurse is caring for four clients. For which of the following clients should the nurse
auscultate the fetal heart rate during the prenatal visit?
A. A client who has an ultrasound that confirms a molar pregnancy
B. A client who has a crown-rump length of 7 weeks gestation
C. A client who has a positive urine pregnancy test 1 week after missed menses
D. A client who has felt quickening for the first time - Correct Answer - D
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?
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