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ATI MATERNAL NEWBORN PREDICTOR NEWEST
2025/2026 COMPLETE ALL 70 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST
VERSION!!!
A nurse is caring for a client who desires an intrauterine
device (IUD) for contraception. Which of the following
findings is a contraindication for the use of this device?
Hypertension
Menorrhagia
History of multiple gestations
History of thromboembolic disease - ANSWER-
Menorrhagia
An IUD is a small plastic or copper device placed inside
the uterus that changes the uterine environment to prevent
pregnancy. An IUD is contraindicated for women who have
menorrhagia, severe dysmenorrhea, or history of ectopic
pregnancy.
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 39 weeks of
gestation and is in active labor. Which of the following
actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
Keep four side rails up while the client is in bed.
Monitor fetal heart rate every hour.
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Insert an indwelling urinary catheter.
Check the cervix prior to analgesic administration. -
ANSWER-Check the cervix prior to analgesic
administration
Prior to administering an analgesic during active labor, the
nurse must know how many centimeters the cervix is
dilated. If administered too close to the time of delivery, the
analgesic could cause respiratory depression in the
newborn.
A nurse is caring for a client who has trichomoniasis and a
prescription for metronidazole. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse provide to the client about
the treatment plan?
"Your partner needs to be cultured and be treated with
metronidazole only if his cultures are positive."
"You and your partner need to take the medication and
use a condom during intercourse until cultures are
negative."
"If both you and your partner are treated simultaneously,
you may continue to engage in sexual intercourse."
"Only you will need to take the metronidazole, but you
should not have intercourse until your culture is negative."
- ANSWER-You and your partner need to take the
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medication and use a condom during intercourse until
cultures are negative
Trichomonas vaginalis is the organism that causes the
sexually transmitted infection trichomoniasis. Both men
and women can be infected with trichomoniasis. Clinical
findings include yellowish to greenish, frothy,
mucopurulent, copious discharge with an unpleasant odor,
as well as itching, burning, or redness of the vulva and
vagina. Trichomoniasis can be treated easily with
metronidazole. However, for the treatment to work, it is
important to make sure both sexual partners receive
treatment to prevent reinfection. Instruct the client to use
condoms during sexual intercourse while being treated.
A nurse is caring for four newborns. Which of the following
newborns is at greatest risk for hypoglycemia?
A newborn who is large for gestational age
A newborn who has an Rh incompatibility
A newborn who has pathologic jaundice
A newborn who has fetal alcohol syndrome - ANSWER-A
newborn who is large for gestational age
Large for gestational age (LGA) newborns are those
newborns whose weight is at or above the 90th percentile.
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One of the most common etiologies of LGA newborns is a
mother who is diabetic. LGA newborns, especially those
born to mothers who have diabetes, are at increased risk
for hypoglycemia. Other newborns at risk for
hypoglycemia are small for gestational age (SGA)
newborns (those below the 10th percentile), premature
newborns, and newborns who have perinatal hypoxia.
A nurse is caring for a client who is 2 hours postpartum.
The nurse notes the client's perineal pad has a large
amount of lochia rubra with several clots. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take first?
Check for a full bladder.
Massage the fundus.
Measure vital signs.
Administer carboprost IM. - ANSWER-Massage the fundus
The primary cause of early postpartum bleeding is uterine
atony manifested by a relaxed, boggy uterus. Thus, the
greatest risk for the client is hemorrhage. The nurse
should massage the client's fundus first.
A nurse is caring for a client whose membranes have
ruptured and is in active labor. The fetal monitor tracing
ATI MATERNAL NEWBORN PREDICTOR NEWEST
2025/2026 COMPLETE ALL 70 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST
VERSION!!!
A nurse is caring for a client who desires an intrauterine
device (IUD) for contraception. Which of the following
findings is a contraindication for the use of this device?
Hypertension
Menorrhagia
History of multiple gestations
History of thromboembolic disease - ANSWER-
Menorrhagia
An IUD is a small plastic or copper device placed inside
the uterus that changes the uterine environment to prevent
pregnancy. An IUD is contraindicated for women who have
menorrhagia, severe dysmenorrhea, or history of ectopic
pregnancy.
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 39 weeks of
gestation and is in active labor. Which of the following
actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
Keep four side rails up while the client is in bed.
Monitor fetal heart rate every hour.
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Insert an indwelling urinary catheter.
Check the cervix prior to analgesic administration. -
ANSWER-Check the cervix prior to analgesic
administration
Prior to administering an analgesic during active labor, the
nurse must know how many centimeters the cervix is
dilated. If administered too close to the time of delivery, the
analgesic could cause respiratory depression in the
newborn.
A nurse is caring for a client who has trichomoniasis and a
prescription for metronidazole. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse provide to the client about
the treatment plan?
"Your partner needs to be cultured and be treated with
metronidazole only if his cultures are positive."
"You and your partner need to take the medication and
use a condom during intercourse until cultures are
negative."
"If both you and your partner are treated simultaneously,
you may continue to engage in sexual intercourse."
"Only you will need to take the metronidazole, but you
should not have intercourse until your culture is negative."
- ANSWER-You and your partner need to take the
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medication and use a condom during intercourse until
cultures are negative
Trichomonas vaginalis is the organism that causes the
sexually transmitted infection trichomoniasis. Both men
and women can be infected with trichomoniasis. Clinical
findings include yellowish to greenish, frothy,
mucopurulent, copious discharge with an unpleasant odor,
as well as itching, burning, or redness of the vulva and
vagina. Trichomoniasis can be treated easily with
metronidazole. However, for the treatment to work, it is
important to make sure both sexual partners receive
treatment to prevent reinfection. Instruct the client to use
condoms during sexual intercourse while being treated.
A nurse is caring for four newborns. Which of the following
newborns is at greatest risk for hypoglycemia?
A newborn who is large for gestational age
A newborn who has an Rh incompatibility
A newborn who has pathologic jaundice
A newborn who has fetal alcohol syndrome - ANSWER-A
newborn who is large for gestational age
Large for gestational age (LGA) newborns are those
newborns whose weight is at or above the 90th percentile.
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One of the most common etiologies of LGA newborns is a
mother who is diabetic. LGA newborns, especially those
born to mothers who have diabetes, are at increased risk
for hypoglycemia. Other newborns at risk for
hypoglycemia are small for gestational age (SGA)
newborns (those below the 10th percentile), premature
newborns, and newborns who have perinatal hypoxia.
A nurse is caring for a client who is 2 hours postpartum.
The nurse notes the client's perineal pad has a large
amount of lochia rubra with several clots. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take first?
Check for a full bladder.
Massage the fundus.
Measure vital signs.
Administer carboprost IM. - ANSWER-Massage the fundus
The primary cause of early postpartum bleeding is uterine
atony manifested by a relaxed, boggy uterus. Thus, the
greatest risk for the client is hemorrhage. The nurse
should massage the client's fundus first.
A nurse is caring for a client whose membranes have
ruptured and is in active labor. The fetal monitor tracing
