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ATI RN MATERNAL NEWBORN
PROCTORED 2023 PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 32 wks gestation and is experiencing
preterm labor. What meds should the nurse plan to administer?
a. misoprostol
b. betamethasone
c. poractant alfa
d. methylergonovine - (ANSWER)b. betamethasone
A nurse at a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who suspects she may be pregnant
and asks the nurse how the provider will confirm her pregnancy. The nurse should
inform the client that what lab test will be used to confirm her pregnancy?
a. urine test for presence of HCG
b. urine test for the presence of HCS
c. blood test for presence of estrogen
d. blood test for the amount of circulating progesterone - (ANSWER)a. urine test
for presence of HCG
A nurse is caring for a client who believes she may be pregnant. What finding
should the nurse identify as a positive sign of pregnancy?
a. palpable fetal movement
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b. amenorrhea
c. chadwick's sign
d. positive pregnancy test - (ANSWER)a. palpable fetal movement
A nurse is caring for a client who has oligohydraminios. What fetal anomalies
should the nurse expect?
a. renal agenesis
b. atrial septal defect
c. spina bifida
d. hydrocephalus - (ANSWER)a. renal agenesis
A nurse is assessing a client who is at 37 wks gestation and has a suspected pelvic
fracture due to blunt abd trauma. What findings should the nurse expect?
a. uterine contractions
b. bradycardia
c. seizures
d. bradypnea - (ANSWER)a. uterine contractions
The nurse should expect the client to be experiencing uterine contractions due to
abdominal trauma.
A nurse is assessing a client who is at 12 wks gestation and has hydatidiform
mole. What findings should the nurse expect?
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a. hypothermia
b. dark brown vaginal discharge
c. fetal heart tones
d. decreased urinary output - (ANSWER)b. dark brown vaginal discharge
A hydatidiform mole, or a molar pregnancy, is a benign proliferative growth of the
chorionic villi, which gives rise to multiple cysts. The products of conception
transform into a large number of edematous, fluid-filled vesicles. As cells slough
off the uterine wall, vaginal discharge is usually dark brown and can contain
grapelike clusters.
A nurse is assessing a client who is at 35 weeks of gestation and has mild
gestational HTN. What finding should the nurse identify as the priority?
a. 480 mL urine output in 24 hrs
b. 1+ protein in the urine
c. +2 edema of the feet
d. BP 144/92 - (ANSWER)a. 480 mL urine output in 24 hrs
When using the urgent vs. nonurgent approach to client care, the nurse should
determine that the priority finding is 480 mL of urine output in 24 hr because the
minimum acceptable urine output in an adult client is 30 mL/hr. This can indicate
progression of preeclampsia to preeclampsia with severe features, which requires
immediate intervention. Therefore, this is the priority finding.
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A nurse is teaching a client who is at 12 wks gestation and has HIV. What
statement should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. you will be in isolation after delivery
b. abstain from sexual intercourse throughout pregnancy
c. breastfeed your newborn to provide passive immunity
d. you should continue to take zidovudine throughout the pregnancy -
(ANSWER)d. you should continue to take zidovudine throughout the pregnancy
-can be transmitted through breastfeeding
-she can continue to have sex
The nurse should inform the client that taking prescription antiviral medication
every day decreases the risk of transmission of HIV to her newborn.
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is at 8 wks gestation about
manifestations to report to the provider during pregnancy. What info should the
nurse include in the teaching?
a. nausea upon awakening
b. blurred or double vision
c. increase in white vaginal discharge
d. leg cramps when sleeping - (ANSWER)b. blurred or double vision
A nurse is caring for a client who is in the latent phase of labor and is receiving
oxytocin via continuous IV infusion. The nurse notes that the client is having
ATI RN MATERNAL NEWBORN
PROCTORED 2023 PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 32 wks gestation and is experiencing
preterm labor. What meds should the nurse plan to administer?
a. misoprostol
b. betamethasone
c. poractant alfa
d. methylergonovine - (ANSWER)b. betamethasone
A nurse at a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who suspects she may be pregnant
and asks the nurse how the provider will confirm her pregnancy. The nurse should
inform the client that what lab test will be used to confirm her pregnancy?
a. urine test for presence of HCG
b. urine test for the presence of HCS
c. blood test for presence of estrogen
d. blood test for the amount of circulating progesterone - (ANSWER)a. urine test
for presence of HCG
A nurse is caring for a client who believes she may be pregnant. What finding
should the nurse identify as a positive sign of pregnancy?
a. palpable fetal movement
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b. amenorrhea
c. chadwick's sign
d. positive pregnancy test - (ANSWER)a. palpable fetal movement
A nurse is caring for a client who has oligohydraminios. What fetal anomalies
should the nurse expect?
a. renal agenesis
b. atrial septal defect
c. spina bifida
d. hydrocephalus - (ANSWER)a. renal agenesis
A nurse is assessing a client who is at 37 wks gestation and has a suspected pelvic
fracture due to blunt abd trauma. What findings should the nurse expect?
a. uterine contractions
b. bradycardia
c. seizures
d. bradypnea - (ANSWER)a. uterine contractions
The nurse should expect the client to be experiencing uterine contractions due to
abdominal trauma.
A nurse is assessing a client who is at 12 wks gestation and has hydatidiform
mole. What findings should the nurse expect?
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a. hypothermia
b. dark brown vaginal discharge
c. fetal heart tones
d. decreased urinary output - (ANSWER)b. dark brown vaginal discharge
A hydatidiform mole, or a molar pregnancy, is a benign proliferative growth of the
chorionic villi, which gives rise to multiple cysts. The products of conception
transform into a large number of edematous, fluid-filled vesicles. As cells slough
off the uterine wall, vaginal discharge is usually dark brown and can contain
grapelike clusters.
A nurse is assessing a client who is at 35 weeks of gestation and has mild
gestational HTN. What finding should the nurse identify as the priority?
a. 480 mL urine output in 24 hrs
b. 1+ protein in the urine
c. +2 edema of the feet
d. BP 144/92 - (ANSWER)a. 480 mL urine output in 24 hrs
When using the urgent vs. nonurgent approach to client care, the nurse should
determine that the priority finding is 480 mL of urine output in 24 hr because the
minimum acceptable urine output in an adult client is 30 mL/hr. This can indicate
progression of preeclampsia to preeclampsia with severe features, which requires
immediate intervention. Therefore, this is the priority finding.
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A nurse is teaching a client who is at 12 wks gestation and has HIV. What
statement should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. you will be in isolation after delivery
b. abstain from sexual intercourse throughout pregnancy
c. breastfeed your newborn to provide passive immunity
d. you should continue to take zidovudine throughout the pregnancy -
(ANSWER)d. you should continue to take zidovudine throughout the pregnancy
-can be transmitted through breastfeeding
-she can continue to have sex
The nurse should inform the client that taking prescription antiviral medication
every day decreases the risk of transmission of HIV to her newborn.
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is at 8 wks gestation about
manifestations to report to the provider during pregnancy. What info should the
nurse include in the teaching?
a. nausea upon awakening
b. blurred or double vision
c. increase in white vaginal discharge
d. leg cramps when sleeping - (ANSWER)b. blurred or double vision
A nurse is caring for a client who is in the latent phase of labor and is receiving
oxytocin via continuous IV infusion. The nurse notes that the client is having
