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(NGN) ATI RN MATERNAL NEWBORN EXAM 2025
(WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 100%)/A+ GRADE
a nurse is assessing a client who has gestational diabetes Mellitus
and is experiencing hyperglycemia. which of the following
findings should the nurse expect? .....ANSWER.....reports
increased urinary output.
Increased urinary output, nausea and vomiting, reports of thirst,
abdominal pain, constipation, drowsiness, and headaches are
manifestations of hyperglycemia. Other manifestations include
weak rapid pulse, fruity breath odor, urine positive for sugar
and acetone, and a blood glucose level greater than 200
mg/dL.
a nurse is caring for a client who is 22 weeks of gestation and is
HIV positive. which of the following actions should the nurse take?
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.....ANSWER.....Report the client's condition to the local health
department.
The nurse should report the condition to the local health
department. HIV is one of the conditions on the list of Nationally
Notifiable Infectious Conditions that is required to be reported.
a nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a new
prescription for combined oral contraceptives. which of the
following findings should the nurse include as an adverse effect
of this medication? .....ANSWER.....depression
The nurse should instruct the client that depression is a common
adverse effect of combined oral contraceptives. Other common
adverse effects of the medication include amenorrhea, weight
gain, headache, nausea, breakthrough bleeding, and breast
tenderness.
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a nurse is providing teaching to a client who is at 40 weeks of
gestation and has a new prescription for misoprostol. Which of
the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
.....ANSWER....."I can administer oxytocin 4 hours after the
insertion of the medication."
The nurse can administer oxytocin no sooner than 4 hr after the
last dose of misoprostol. Oxytocin can be administered following
misoprostol for clients who have cervical ripening and have not
begun labor.
a nurse is caring for a prenatal client who has parvovirus
b19(fifth disease) which of the following actions should the nurse
take? .....ANSWER.....schedule an ultrasound examination
The nurse should schedule serial ultrasound examinations to
monitor the fetus during the pregnancy to detect the possible
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development of fetal hydrops. Also, the virus can cause
miscarriage, intrauterine growth restriction, fetal anemia, or
stillbirth.
a nurse is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a newborn
via a heel stick. which of the following techniques should the nurse
use to help minimize the pain of the procedure for the newborn?
.....ANSWER.....place the newborn skin to skin on the mother's
chest.
Placing the newborn skin to skin on the mother's chest is an
effective technique to significantly decrease the newborn's pain
level and anxiety. The nurse should implement this technique
before, during, and after the procedure.
a nurse is performing a vag examination on a client who is in
labor and observes the umbilical cord protruding from the
vagina. after calling for assistance, which of the following actions
(NGN) ATI RN MATERNAL NEWBORN EXAM 2025
(WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 100%)/A+ GRADE
a nurse is assessing a client who has gestational diabetes Mellitus
and is experiencing hyperglycemia. which of the following
findings should the nurse expect? .....ANSWER.....reports
increased urinary output.
Increased urinary output, nausea and vomiting, reports of thirst,
abdominal pain, constipation, drowsiness, and headaches are
manifestations of hyperglycemia. Other manifestations include
weak rapid pulse, fruity breath odor, urine positive for sugar
and acetone, and a blood glucose level greater than 200
mg/dL.
a nurse is caring for a client who is 22 weeks of gestation and is
HIV positive. which of the following actions should the nurse take?
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.....ANSWER.....Report the client's condition to the local health
department.
The nurse should report the condition to the local health
department. HIV is one of the conditions on the list of Nationally
Notifiable Infectious Conditions that is required to be reported.
a nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a new
prescription for combined oral contraceptives. which of the
following findings should the nurse include as an adverse effect
of this medication? .....ANSWER.....depression
The nurse should instruct the client that depression is a common
adverse effect of combined oral contraceptives. Other common
adverse effects of the medication include amenorrhea, weight
gain, headache, nausea, breakthrough bleeding, and breast
tenderness.
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a nurse is providing teaching to a client who is at 40 weeks of
gestation and has a new prescription for misoprostol. Which of
the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
.....ANSWER....."I can administer oxytocin 4 hours after the
insertion of the medication."
The nurse can administer oxytocin no sooner than 4 hr after the
last dose of misoprostol. Oxytocin can be administered following
misoprostol for clients who have cervical ripening and have not
begun labor.
a nurse is caring for a prenatal client who has parvovirus
b19(fifth disease) which of the following actions should the nurse
take? .....ANSWER.....schedule an ultrasound examination
The nurse should schedule serial ultrasound examinations to
monitor the fetus during the pregnancy to detect the possible
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development of fetal hydrops. Also, the virus can cause
miscarriage, intrauterine growth restriction, fetal anemia, or
stillbirth.
a nurse is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a newborn
via a heel stick. which of the following techniques should the nurse
use to help minimize the pain of the procedure for the newborn?
.....ANSWER.....place the newborn skin to skin on the mother's
chest.
Placing the newborn skin to skin on the mother's chest is an
effective technique to significantly decrease the newborn's pain
level and anxiety. The nurse should implement this technique
before, during, and after the procedure.
a nurse is performing a vag examination on a client who is in
labor and observes the umbilical cord protruding from the
vagina. after calling for assistance, which of the following actions
